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SAE-AISI 1078 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V

Both SAE-AISI 1078 steel and ASTM A182 grade F3V are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1078 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3V.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 45
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 470
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 780
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 570
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 90
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 860
590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 28
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.72 to 0.85
0.050 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
94.4 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.015 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3