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ASTM A182 Grade F36 vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F36 and SAE-AISI 6150 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F36 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
200 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
15 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
300 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
400 to 730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
630 to 1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
420 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
460 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.17
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 97.1
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.045
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0.15 to 0.3