MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

R05400 Tantalum vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

R05400 tantalum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 18 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 S21800 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 28
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210 to 540
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 390
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 140
340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 140
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 6.5
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 17
7.5
Embodied Water, L/kg 650
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 53
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 50 to 420
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 11
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 3.6 to 9.0
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 4.8 to 8.8
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 32
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Hydrogen (H), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
8.0 to 9.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0.080 to 0.18
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
3.5 to 4.5
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