ASTM A182 Grade F10 vs. SAE-AISI A6 Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F10 and SAE-AISI A6 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 A6 steel.

ASTM A182 Grade F10 (S33100) Steel SAE-AISI A6 (T30106) Air-Hardening Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		74
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		750 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.5

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		18
Base Metal Price, % relative		3.7

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		51
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24

Embodied Water, L/kg		120
Embodied Water, L/kg		57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		8.0
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		4.8

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 71

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 45

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		25 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.1 to 0.2
Carbon (C), %		0.65 to 0.75

Chromium (Cr), %		7.0 to 9.0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.9 to 1.2

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		66.5 to 72.4
Iron (Fe), %		93 to 95.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		1.8 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.4

Nickel (Ni), %		19 to 22
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		1.0 to 1.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030