ASTM A242 HSLA Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4012 Steel
Both ASTM A242 HSLA steel and SAE-AISI 4012 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A242 HSLA steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4012 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 | |
| 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 | |
| 220 |
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 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 | |
| 82 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.090 to 0.14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.2 to 99.8 | |
| 98.2 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.75 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |