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ASTM A514 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Both ASTM A514 steel and SAE-AISI M48 steel are iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A514 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 830
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.8
48
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6 to 1.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21 to 25
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 57
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 29
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 24
26 to 71