R60705 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel
R60705 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while SAE-AISI 4140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60705 alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4140 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 11 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 | |
| 360 to 650 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 690 to 1080 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
| 590 to 990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 43 |
| 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 | |
| 74 to 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 950 | |
| 920 to 2590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 25 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 22 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.5 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 63 | |
| 20 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.38 to 0.43 |
| 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 | |
| 96.8 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| 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 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 91 to 98 | |
| 0 |