MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2 vs. SAE-AISI P2 Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 and SAE-AISI P2 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P2 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
330 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.3
0.75 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.3
96.6 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030