ASTM A203 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1108 Steel
Both ASTM A203 steel and SAE-AISI 1108 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 1108 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 110 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
| 23 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 280 | |
| 170 to 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 370 | |
| 250 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 380 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 220 to 360 |
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 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| 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 | |
| 95 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 130 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 12 to 14 |