Class 3 Tungsten vs. N08031 Stainless Steel
Class 3 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is class 3 tungsten and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 270 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 | |
| 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 310 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 120 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.5 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 15 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 23 | |
| 7.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 360 | |
| 96 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 240 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 25 | |
| 270 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 630 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 49 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 28 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 36.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 30 to 32 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 95 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 5.0 | |
| 0 |