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R05400 Tantalum vs. Grey Cast Iron

R05400 tantalum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while grey cast iron 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 R05400 tantalum and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 540
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 390
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.5
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
7.5
Embodied Water, L/kg 650
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 53
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50 to 420
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.6 to 9.0
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.8 to 8.8
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 32
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
3.1 to 3.4
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tantalum (Ta), % 99.7 to 100
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.050
0