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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. HDPE

SAE-AISI 4150 steel and HDPE belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal, while HDPE is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (27, 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 HDPE.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.0 to 1.3
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
2.5 to 100
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
90
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
1330 to 2400
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
6.9 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
19 to 32
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
24 to 80