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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. Cordierite

SAE-AISI 4150 steel and cordierite belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal, while cordierite is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 13 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (25, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
62
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
190

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
800 to 850
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
1.3 to 1.7
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
2.9 to 4.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.0 to 2.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15 to 17
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
59 to 67
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
24 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
33 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
0.74 to 1.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
47 to 78