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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. Magnesium Fluoride

SAE-AISI 4150 steel and magnesium fluoride belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal, while magnesium fluoride is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 11 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (23, 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 magnesium fluoride.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
980
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.2

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.8