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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1084 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and SAE-AISI 1084 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
220 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
320 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 49 to 62
28 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 230
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
510 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
81 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
700 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
25 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.8 to 0.93
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
98.1 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants