SAE-AISI M48 Steel vs. R05200 Tantalum
SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R05200 tantalum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel and the bottom bar is R05200 tantalum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 2390 | |
| 210 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 6.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 650 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 76 | |
| 3.6 to 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 45 | |
| 4.8 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 13 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.4 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 63.8 to 69.8 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 99.8 to 100 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 |