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Class 1 Tungsten vs. EN AC-47000 Aluminum

Class 1 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN AC-47000 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is class 1 tungsten and the bottom bar is EN AC-47000 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 250
73
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
1.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 98
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 120
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.1
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.4
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 15
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 340
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
1040

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44
2.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 9.6
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
54
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 48
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
82.1 to 89.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
10.5 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 90
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.55
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.25