ASTM A203 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel
Both ASTM A203 steel and SAE-AISI 1042 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 180 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 280 | |
| 230 to 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 370 | |
| 380 to 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 620 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 340 to 580 |
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 | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 to 8.7 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 87 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 320 to 900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 20 to 22 |