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Class 3 Tungsten vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Class 3 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is class 3 tungsten and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 270
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 100
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 120
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 15
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 360
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 9.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 49
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Tungsten (W), % 95
0
Residuals, % 5.0
0