ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1030 Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and SAE-AISI 1030 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1030 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 150 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 14 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 250 | |
| 210 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 390 | |
| 330 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 530 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 350 | |
| 300 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 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 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 130 | |
| 77 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 320 | |
| 230 to 650 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 17 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0.28 to 0.34 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.6 | |
| 98.7 to 99.12 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |