SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. ASTM B817 Type II
SAE-AISI 1006 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type II belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type II.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 33 | |
3.0 to 13 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 210 | |
390 to 530 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Reduction in Area, % | 49 to 62 | |
4.0 to 13 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
40 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 370 | |
900 to 960 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 300 | |
780 to 900 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
400 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
350 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1580 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1530 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
550 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
9.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
37 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
4.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
40 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
650 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
220 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 95 | |
26 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 86 to 240 | |
2890 to 3890 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
34 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 13 | |
55 to 58 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 15 | |
45 to 47 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
62 to 66 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
5.0 to 6.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chlorine (Cl), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 1.0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.43 to 99.75 | |
0.35 to 1.0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sodium (Na), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
82.1 to 87.8 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
5.0 to 6.0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |