Class 3 Tungsten vs. SAE-AISI 1141 Steel
Class 3 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1141 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 3 tungsten and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1141 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 | |
| 740 to 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 | |
| 400 to 700 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 120 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.5 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
| 10 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 15 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 23 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 360 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 | |
| 86 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 630 | |
| 430 to 1290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 49 | |
| 24 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.37 to 0.45 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 97.7 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 95 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 5.0 | |
| 0 |