R04295 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

R04295 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI A3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R04295 alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A3 steel.

UNS R04295 Niobium-Hafnium Alloy SAE-AISI A3 (T30103) Air-Hardening Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.38
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		37
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		700 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		7.2
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Water, L/kg		950
Embodied Water, L/kg		78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 77

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 48

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), %		1.2 to 1.3

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		4.8 to 5.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Hafnium (Hf), %		9.0 to 11
Hafnium (Hf), %		0

Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0015
Hydrogen (H), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		88.7 to 92

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.4 to 0.6

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.4

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Niobium (Nb), %		85.9 to 90.3
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.025
Oxygen (O), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tantalum (Ta), %		0 to 0.5
Tantalum (Ta), %		0

Titanium (Ti), %		0.7 to 1.3
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.5
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.8 to 1.4

Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.7
Zirconium (Zr), %		0