MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Class 2 Tungsten vs. S44625 Stainless Steel

Class 2 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S44625 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is class 2 tungsten and the bottom bar is S44625 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 260
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 100
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 120
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.6
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 15
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 350
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 9.6
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 52
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
69.4 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 92.5
0
Residuals, % 7.5
0