Annealed Alloy 360 vs. Annealed SAE-AISI A2
Annealed alloy 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while annealed SAE-AISI A2 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed alloy 360 and the bottom bar is annealed SAE-AISI A2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
| 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 | |
| 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 8.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 9.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 | |
| 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 25 |