R60705 Alloy vs. ASTM A231 Spring Steel
R60705 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while ASTM A231 spring steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60705 alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A231 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 | |
| 1000 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 1790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
| 1570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.3 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 450 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 | |
| 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.5 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 63 | |
| 53 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.48 to 0.53 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 96.7 to 97.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91 to 98 | |
| 0 |