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SAE-AISI 1070 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2

Both SAE-AISI 1070 steel and ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1070 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 51
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 460
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 760
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 560
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
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 50
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 86
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 850
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
96.4 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040