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SAE-AISI 1060 Steel vs. ASTM A36 Carbon Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1060 steel and ASTM A36 carbon 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 1060 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 340
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 450
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 540
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 82
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 790
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 24
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.65
0 to 0.26
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
99.25 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050