R05240 Alloy vs. EN 1.5521 Steel
R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.5521 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 EN 1.5521 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 150 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
11 to 21 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 57 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
430 to 1390 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 | |
300 to 490 |
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 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 14 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 460 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 59 | |
44 to 230 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 90 | |
250 to 630 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.3 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.4 | |
15 to 49 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 6.8 | |
16 to 35 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
13 to 41 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0.16 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
98 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
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 to 0.3 |
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 |