R05240 Alloy vs. AISI W1 Steel
R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while AISI W1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R05240 alloy and the bottom bar is AISI W1 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 150 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 57 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
590 to 2320 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
250 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 190 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.8 | |
10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 14 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.3 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.4 | |
21 to 83 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.8 | |
20 to 50 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
22 to 85 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0.7 to 1.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
96.4 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.73 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 35 to 42 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
0.1 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Tantalum (Ta), % | 57.9 to 65 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |