ASTM A572 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1074 Steel
Both ASTM A572 steel and SAE-AISI 1074 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 A572 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
| 290 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
| 440 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
| 740 to 820 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
| 450 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 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 | 51 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 77 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 690 | |
| 550 to 860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 24 to 26 |