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SAE-AISI 1548 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both SAE-AISI 1548 steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 16
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 430
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 31 to 39
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 500
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 830
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
460

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 51
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 99
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 1280
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 30
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
19

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.44 to 0.52
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
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 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3