Cold Drawn SAE-AISI 1541 vs. Cold Worked Alloy 360
Cold drawn SAE-AISI 1541 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while cold worked alloy 360 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is cold drawn SAE-AISI 1541 and the bottom bar is cold worked alloy 360.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 1.0 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 | |
| 430 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 480 | |
| 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 | |
| 1190 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 680 | |
| 1170 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1330 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 5.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 5.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1250 | |
| 3440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 29 |