ASTM A202 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1055 Steel
Both ASTM A202 steel and SAE-AISI 1055 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A202 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1055 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 to 200 | |
220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 18 | |
11 to 14 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 | |
260 to 390 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 410 | |
440 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 670 | |
730 to 750 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 360 | |
400 to 630 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 96 | |
80 to 85 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 350 | |
440 to 1070 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
23 to 24 |