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R05400 Tantalum vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

R05400 tantalum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, 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 N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 540
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 390
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.5
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
8.1
Embodied Water, L/kg 650
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 53
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50 to 420
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.6 to 9.0
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.8 to 8.8
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 32
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.020
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 99.7 to 100
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.050
0