ASTM A182 Grade F10 vs. SAE-AISI A2 Steel
Both ASTM A182 grade F10 and SAE-AISI A2 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F10 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
| 710 to 2040 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
| 8.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
| 9.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 18 | |
| 5.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 73 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 8.0 | |
| 8.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 25 to 73 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 23 to 46 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 25 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.5 to 72.4 | |
| 89.4 to 93.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 22 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.5 |