ASTM A225 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4023 Steel
Both ASTM A225 steel and SAE-AISI 4023 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A225 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4023 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 250 | |
| 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 23 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 to 390 | |
| 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 520 | |
| 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 830 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 550 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 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 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 to 25 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 170 | |
| 86 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 580 to 820 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 29 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 24 | |
| 14 |