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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and ASTM A356 grade 10 are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1080 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 590
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 84
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 920
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.8
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
94.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030