R60706 Alloy vs. ASTM A372 Grade E Steel
R60706 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A372 grade E steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60706 alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade E steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 650 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 430 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.3 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 | |
| 130 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 | |
| 500 to 810 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 23 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.5 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 67 | |
| 19 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 97 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| 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 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91 to 98 | |
| 0 |