Chromium 33 vs. ASTM A299 Steel
Chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A299 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is chromium 33 and the bottom bar is ASTM A299 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 45 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
| 330 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 84 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 320 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 | |
| 290 to 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 17 to 18 |