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ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2 vs. SAE-AISI 1084 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and SAE-AISI 1084 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
220 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
320 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
510 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
81 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
700 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
25 to 30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.3 to 90.3
98.1 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0