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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. Spruce-pine-fir

SAE-AISI 4150 steel and spruce-pine-fir belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal, while spruce-pine-fir is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (19, 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 spruce-pine-fir.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
16
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
1.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.38
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
1.2
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
85

Thermal Properties

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
1380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
0.12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
6.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
0.5

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
86
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
0.17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
58