ASTM A203 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel
Both ASTM A203 steel and SAE-AISI 6150 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
200 to 350 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
15 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 280 | |
300 to 750 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 370 | |
400 to 730 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
630 to 1200 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
420 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
46 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 to 13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 to 8.7 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
2.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
2.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
28 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
130 to 180 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
460 to 3590 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
22 to 43 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
21 to 32 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
20 to 38 |