Class 2 Tungsten vs. S45503 Stainless Steel
Class 2 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S45503 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is class 2 tungsten and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 260 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 | |
| 4.6 to 6.8 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 29 | |
| 46 to 54 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 860 | |
| 1610 to 1850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 | |
| 1430 to 1700 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 160 | |
| 270 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 120 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.6 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 15 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 23 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 350 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 | |
| 82 to 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 57 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 39 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 52 | |
| 56 to 64 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 72.4 to 78.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 7.5 to 9.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 92.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 7.5 | |
| 0 |