Class 2 Tungsten vs. SAE-AISI 1330 Steel
Class 2 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1330 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is class 2 tungsten and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1330 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 260 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 860 | |
| 520 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 | |
| 290 to 610 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 120 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.6 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 15 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 23 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 350 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 | |
| 76 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 640 | |
| 230 to 990 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 18 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 52 | |
| 17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.28 to 0.33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 97.3 to 98 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.6 to 1.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 92.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 7.5 | |
| 0 |