ASTM A182 Grade F1 vs. SAE-AISI 1049 Steel
Both ASTM A182 grade F1 and SAE-AISI 1049 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 1049 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
200 to 220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 | |
250 to 400 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
34 to 46 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 340 | |
420 to 450 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
680 to 750 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
370 to 640 |
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 | |
8.1 |
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 | |
75 to 99 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
370 to 1090 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
24 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
22 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.28 | |
0.46 to 0.53 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 98.8 | |
98.5 to 98.9 |
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 |