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This is a brief database of useful properties for commonly used materials within battlebots as well as some background information and peoples' experience working with them. Some material properties have not been included to save space but feel free to add anything important. Material properties usually vary slightly for a given material from vendor to vendor so in the majority of cases, trust specs given by the manufacturer or supplier over the specs in this database when they are given. | This is a brief database of useful properties for commonly used materials within battlebots as well as some background information and peoples' experience working with them. Some material properties have not been included to save space but feel free to add anything important. Material properties usually vary slightly for a given material from vendor to vendor so in the majority of cases, trust specs given by the manufacturer or supplier over the specs in this database when they are given. | ||
== Steels == | == Steels == | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 14 December 2022
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Duck's Materials
This is a brief database of useful properties for commonly used materials within battlebots as well as some background information and peoples' experience working with them. Some material properties have not been included to save space but feel free to add anything important. Material properties usually vary slightly for a given material from vendor to vendor so in the majority of cases, trust specs given by the manufacturer or supplier over the specs in this database when they are given.
Contents
Steels
AR500 Steel
| Type | Carbon Steel |
| Modulus of Elasticity | 30,000 ksi |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 |
| Density | 0.29 lb/in^3 |
| Ultimate Tensile Strength | 225 ksi |
| Tensile Yield Strength | 200 ksi |
| Brinell Hardness | 450 HB |
| Rockwell Hardness | C48 |
| Elongation at Break | 12% |
| Familiar Sellers | McMaster Carr, MakeItRingTargets, Alro Steel, SendCutSend |
Material Description:
- High strength, abrasion resistant steel used in body armor and shooting targets
- Hardened steel is very difficult to machine, is typically only used for Waterjet parts
- No further heat treatment needed
- Typically used for weapons and wedges due to it's high strength, toughness, and relatively high hardness
- Used more commonly as armor in higher weight classes
- Anecdotal experience from builders says that AR500 typically bends before it fractures
- Will rust over time when wet or exposed to moist air
AR400 Steel
S7 Tool Steel
AISI 4340 Steel
AISI 4140 Steel
Aluminum Alloys
Aluminum 6061-T6
| Type | Aluminum Alloy |
| Modulus of Elasticity | 10,000 ksi |
| Shear Modulus | 3800 ksi |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 |
| Density | 0.0984 lb/in^3 |
| Ultimate Tensile Strength | 45 ksi |
| Tensile Yield Strength | 39 ksi |
| Fracture Toughness (T-L dir) | 26.4 ksi-in½ |
| Brinell Hardness | 93 HB |
| Rockwell Hardness | B52 |
| Elongation at Break | 10% |
| Machinability (Vs. 1112 Steel) | 270% |
| Familiar Sellers | McMaster Carr, Midwest Steel Supply, SendCutSend |
Material Description:
- Lightweight aluminum alloy that comes already pre-heat-treated T6 temper which gives it its strength
- Beware of tempers T4 and O which are weaker than 6061-T6
- Typically used for frame rails, plates, pulleys, and armor for some bots
- Tends to fail in bending before fracturing
- Tends to "ablate" and may take gashes when hit directly by weapons
- Easy to machine and relatively cheap
Aluminum 7075-T6
| Type | Aluminum Alloy |
| Modulus of Elasticity | 10,000 ksi |
| Shear Modulus | 3800 ksi |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 |
| Density | 0.102 lb/in^3 |
| Ultimate Tensile Strength | 81 ksi |
| Tensile Yield Strength | 69 ksi |
| Fracture Toughness (T-L dir) | 22.8 ksi-in½ |
| Brinell Hardness | 150 HB |
| Rockwell Hardness | B87 |
| Elongation at Break | 7.9% |
| Machinability (Vs. 1112 Steel) | 170% |
| Familiar Sellers | McMaster Carr, Midwest Steel Supply, SendCutSend |
Material Description:
- Aerospace grade aluminum alloy which is much stronger and harder than 6061-T6
- Pre-heat-treated to T6 temper
- Past and anecdotal experience notes that it tends to fracture before it bends
- Some builders recommend avoiding using it as armor or for parts that take direct hits due to fracture risk
- Relatively easy to machine and is more expensive than 6061-T6
Aluminum 2024-T6
Other Metal Alloys
Grade 5 Titanium (Ti-6Al-4V)
| Type | Titanium Alloy |
| Modulus of Elasticity | 16510 ksi |
| Shear Modulus | 5800 ksi |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 |
| Density | 0.160 lb/in^3 |
| Ultimate Tensile Strength | 138-150 ksi |
| Tensile Yield Strength | 128-140 ksi |
| Fracture Toughness (Annealed Plate) | 67.9 ksi-in½ |
| Brinell Hardness | 310 HB |
| Rockwell Hardness | C34 |
| Elongation at Break | 6.7% |
| Machinability (Vs. 1112 Steel) | 20% |
| Familiar Sellers | McMaster Carr, SendCutSend, TMS Titanium |
Material Description:
- Very high strength and high toughness metal alloy
- Denser than aluminum but less dense than steel
- Typically sold and used in its annealed state for high toughness. No heat treatment needed.
- Typically used for armor, structural plates, sometimes weapons, it's pretty versatile material overall
- Very expensive
- Very difficult to machine or drill due to work hardening properties
- In some cases, outsourcing to SendCutSend might be financial preferable to buying Ti stock so discuss with your PM
Plastics and Polymers
Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight-Polyethylene (UHMW)
High-Density-Polyethylene (HDPE)
Carbon Fiber
Sources
- AR500 Steel: SendCutSend, McMaster Carr, Steel Warehouse
- Al 6061-T6: SendCutSend, Matweb, Machining Doctor
- Al 7075-T6: SendCutSend, Matweb, Machining Doctor
- Ti-6Al-4V: SendCutSend, Matweb, Machining Doctor
