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SAE-AISI 1548 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1548 steel and ASTM A387 grade 21 steel 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 1548 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 16
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 430
160 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 500
310 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 830
500 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
480
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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.1
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 47
62

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 99
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 1280
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 30
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.44 to 0.52
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
94.4 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025