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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. Class 4 Tungsten

S44800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while class 4 tungsten belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is class 4 tungsten.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
270
Elongation at Break, % 23
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Rockwell C Hardness 18
31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
130
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
4.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8
16
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
360
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
16
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
9.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
97
Residuals, % 0
3.0