ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1212 Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and SAE-AISI 1212 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 22 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1212 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 140 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 11 to 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
| 200 to 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
| 280 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 600 | |
| 440 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
| 260 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 460 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 58 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 to 110 | |
| 64 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 320 | |
| 180 to 560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 15 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 14 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 96.8 | |
| 98.5 to 99.07 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.16 to 0.23 |