Cold Drawn SAE-AISI 1146 vs. Ductile Hardened ASTM B540
Cold drawn SAE-AISI 1146 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ductile hardened ASTM B540 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is cold drawn SAE-AISI 1146 and the bottom bar is ductile hardened ASTM B540.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 9.1 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 400 | |
| 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 | |
| 1170 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 630 | |
| 930 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 240 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 3.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 13 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 | |
| 99 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1050 | |
| 4030 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 4.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.42 to 0.49 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 13.5 to 14.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.3 to 98.8 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Palladium (Pd), % | 0 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 29 to 31 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |