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SAE-AISI 1046 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

Both SAE-AISI 1046 steel and ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 17
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 390
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 450
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 740
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 610
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
600
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 51
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 95
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 990
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
87.3 to 90.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010