ASTM A514 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel
Both ASTM A514 steel and SAE-AISI 1006 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 A514 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 240 to 250 | |
| 94 to 100 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 22 to 33 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 140 to 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 490 to 520 | |
| 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 830 | |
| 340 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 to 770 | |
| 180 to 300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 440 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 51 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.6 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 25 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 57 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 75 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1280 to 1590 | |
| 86 to 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
| 12 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 10 to 11 |