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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 94B17 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1021 steel and SAE-AISI 94B17 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 94B17 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 320
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 530
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040