R05240 Alloy vs. ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel
R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A387 grade 11 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 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 R05240 alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 150 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 57 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
| 270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 190 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.8 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 14 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 59 | |
| 100 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 90 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.4 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.8 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 15 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 96.2 to 97.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| 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 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| 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 |