SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1023 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and SAE-AISI 1023 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1023 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 94 to 100 | |
130 to 140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 33 | |
17 to 29 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 210 | |
180 to 270 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 49 to 62 | |
46 to 56 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 230 | |
280 to 300 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 370 | |
430 to 480 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 300 | |
240 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
53 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
6.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
45 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 95 | |
77 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 86 to 240 | |
150 to 450 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 13 | |
15 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 15 | |
16 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.2 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.43 to 99.75 | |
99.06 to 99.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.4 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.050 |