R60706 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI 1021 Steel
R60706 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 1021 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 SAE-AISI 1021 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 17 to 27 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 480 to 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 260 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.3 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 | |
| 84 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 | |
| 180 to 530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.5 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 67 | |
| 15 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.18 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 98.8 to 99.22 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| 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 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91 to 98 | |
| 0 |