EN 1.8063 Steel vs. Class 1 Tungsten
EN 1.8063 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while class 1 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8063 steel and the bottom bar is class 1 tungsten.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 98 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1980 | |
| 860 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 160 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 5.1 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 7.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 15 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 340 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 9.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 71 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 59 | |
| 48 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.46 to 0.54 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.2 to 96.4 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.4 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 90 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 10 |