K93500 Alloy vs. Class 4 Tungsten
K93500 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while class 4 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 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 K93500 alloy and the bottom bar is class 4 tungsten.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 110 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 810 | |
| 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 170 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 4.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 16 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.7 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 65 | |
| 360 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 9.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 27 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 23 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 25 | |
| 46 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.4 to 63 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 32 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 97 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 3.0 |