ASTM A372 Grade J Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel
Both ASTM A372 grade J steel and SAE-AISI 1046 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 A372 grade J steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 310 | |
| 190 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 22 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 570 | |
| 240 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 630 | |
| 410 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 1020 | |
| 660 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 850 | |
| 370 to 610 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | 44 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
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 | 2.4 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 170 | |
| 91 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 to 1930 | |
| 360 to 990 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 36 | |
| 23 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 29 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 30 | |
| 23 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.5 | |
| 0.43 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.8 | |
| 98.4 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.1 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |