Class 4 Tungsten vs. SAE-AISI 4161 Steel
Class 4 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 4161 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. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.
For each property being compared, the top bar is class 4 tungsten and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4161 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
| 680 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 | |
| 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 130 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 4.5 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 17 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.7 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 16 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 24 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 360 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 16 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 620 | |
| 460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.6 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 46 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.56 to 0.64 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 96.7 to 97.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 97 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 3.0 | |
| 0 |