ASTM A302 Alloy Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1037 Steel
Both ASTM A302 alloy steel and SAE-AISI 1037 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 A302 alloy steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1037 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 to 190 | |
160 to 190 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
14 to 20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 280 | |
220 to 340 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 390 | |
360 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 620 | |
580 to 640 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 390 | |
320 to 540 |
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 | 39 to 51 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.4 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.4 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 3.0 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 21 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 50 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
83 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 410 | |
270 to 780 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 22 | |
20 to 23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
20 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 18 | |
18 to 20 |