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SAE-AISI 1012 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HI Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1012 steel and ASTM grade HI steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HI steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 31
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 400
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 93
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 300
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 99.16 to 99.6
46.9 to 59.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040