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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. PA 11

SAE-AISI 4150 steel and PA 11 belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal, while PA 11 is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 12 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (20, 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 PA 11.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
0.4 to 1.3
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
80 to 130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
25 to 51

Thermal Properties

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
1740
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
0.28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.0

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
0.22 to 0.71
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24 to 36
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
6.7 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
18 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
0.16