ASTM A514 Steel vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel
Both ASTM A514 steel and SAE-AISI F2 steel are iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 F2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 830 | |
| 710 to 2360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1520 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 51 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.8 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.8 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 25 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 57 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
| 24 to 81 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 22 to 49 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 21 to 71 |