ASTM A182 Grade FR vs. SAE-AISI 1117 Steel
Both ASTM A182 grade FR and SAE-AISI 1117 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade FR and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1117 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 17 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 190 to 300 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 43 | |
| 46 to 53 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 | |
| 320 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 490 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 360 | |
| 260 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.3 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 86 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 | |
| 180 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 15 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.14 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.75 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.2 to 97.3 | |
| 98.3 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 1.1 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.6 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.080 to 0.13 |