R05255 Alloy vs. ASTM A202 Steel
R05255 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A202 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 R05255 alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A202 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 590 to 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 | |
| 350 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 260 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 140 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 59 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.6 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 630 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 93 to 96 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 530 | |
| 330 to 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.3 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.1 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 25 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 | |
| 17 to 20 |