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SAE-AISI 1524 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 10

Both SAE-AISI 1524 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 1524 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 10.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 48
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
460
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 52
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
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 48
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.19 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.8
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
94.4 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
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