ASTM A372 Grade G Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1213 Steel
Both ASTM A372 grade G steel and SAE-AISI 1213 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 A372 grade G steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 280 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 22 | |
| 11 to 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
| 200 to 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 570 | |
| 290 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 910 | |
| 440 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 550 | |
| 260 to 470 |
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 | 46 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 160 | |
| 63 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 to 810 | |
| 180 to 580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 32 | |
| 16 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 14 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.4 to 98.4 | |
| 98.4 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.24 to 0.33 |