ASTM A588 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1017 Steel
Both ASTM A588 steel and SAE-AISI 1017 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 A588 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 20 to 30 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 170 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 280 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 420 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 220 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 to 44 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 51 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 88 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
| 130 to 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 13 to 14 |