R60706 Alloy vs. ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel
R60706 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ACI-ASTM CF8 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 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 R60706 alloy and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 55 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.3 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 | |
| 240 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.5 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 67 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 63.8 to 74 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 11 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.16 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91 to 98 | |
| 0 |