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SAE-AISI 4150 Steel vs. Thermoplastic PI

SAE-AISI 4150 steel and thermoplastic PI belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal, while thermoplastic PI is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 9 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (28, 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 thermoplastic PI.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
1.4 to 1.5
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
3.7 to 20
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
1.8 to 7.5
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
970 to 1100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
1.5 to 7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
37 to 64
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 47
22 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 34
36 to 57
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1310
110 to 220