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Gallium Arsenide vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

Gallium arsenide and SAE-AISI 4150 steel belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. Gallium arsenide is a ceramic material, while SAE-AISI 4150 steel is a metal. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (24, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is gallium arsenide and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 5.3
7.8
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 85
190
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 28
24
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 5.6
13