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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1022 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and SAE-AISI 1022 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1022 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
150 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
17 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 49 to 62
45 to 54
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 230
310 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
480 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
260 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
190 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.18 to 0.23
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
98.7 to 99.12
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants