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Class 4 Tungsten vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Class 4 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.8879 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 class 4 tungsten and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 270
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 110
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 130
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 4.5
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 16
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 360
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 16
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 9.6
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 14
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 46
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 97
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15
Residuals, % 3.0
0