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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. CVD Diamond

SAE-AISI 4150 steel and CVD diamond belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal, while CVD diamond 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 (24, 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 CVD diamond.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
1050
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.1
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
750

Thermal Properties

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
1900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
1.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
3.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
170
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
96
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
52
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
1080
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
51