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SAE-AISI 1005 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 6

Both SAE-AISI 1005 steel and ASTM A356 grade 6 are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1005 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 6.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.5 to 100
96.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030