Class 1 Tungsten vs. N08221 Nickel
Class 1 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is class 1 tungsten and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 860 | |
| 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 120 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.1 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 15 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 22 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 340 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 240 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 | |
| 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 660 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 48 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 22 to 33.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 5.0 to 6.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 39 to 46 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 90 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 10 | |
| 0 |