ASTM A203 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel
Both ASTM A203 steel and SAE-AISI 1046 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 1046 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 190 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 280 | |
| 240 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 370 | |
| 410 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 660 to 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 370 to 610 |
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 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 to 8.7 | |
| 12 |
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 | |
| 91 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 360 to 990 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 23 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 23 to 25 |