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ASTM A369 Grade FP5 vs. SAE-AISI 8740 Steel

Both ASTM A369 grade FP5 and SAE-AISI 8740 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 A369 grade FP5 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8740 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
370 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
580 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
380 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
410
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 40
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
390 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 95.3
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040