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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. Ceria

SAE-AISI 4150 steel and ceria belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal, while ceria is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 8 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (25, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel and the bottom bar is ceria.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
2340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11