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SAE-AISI 1548 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F122

Both SAE-AISI 1548 steel and ASTM A182 grade F122 are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1548 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F122.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 16
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 430
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 31 to 39
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 500
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 830
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 99
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 1280
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.44 to 0.52
0.070 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
81.3 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010