ASTM A182 Grade F1 vs. SAE-AISI 1030 Steel
Both ASTM A182 grade F1 and SAE-AISI 1030 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F1 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1030 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 150 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 14 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
| 210 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
| 39 to 48 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 | |
| 330 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 530 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 300 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 77 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 230 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 17 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.28 | |
| 0.28 to 0.34 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.8 | |
| 98.7 to 99.12 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.44 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |