SAE-AISI T4 Steel vs. R05400 Tantalum
SAE-AISI T4 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R05400 tantalum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 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 SAE-AISI T4 steel and the bottom bar is R05400 tantalum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 to 2140 | |
| 210 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 6.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.4 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 650 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 64 | |
| 3.6 to 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 39 | |
| 4.8 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.4 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 64 | |
| 13 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.7 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 4.3 to 5.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.3 to 72.3 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 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 0.030 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 99.7 to 100 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 17.5 to 19 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |