SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1038 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and SAE-AISI 1038 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 1038 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 94 to 100 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 33 | |
| 14 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 210 | |
| 220 to 350 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 49 to 62 | |
| 40 to 45 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 370 | |
| 590 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 300 | |
| 320 to 540 |
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 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 7.0 |
| 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 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 95 | |
| 83 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 86 to 240 | |
| 270 to 790 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 13 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0.35 to 0.42 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.43 to 99.75 | |
| 98.6 to 99.05 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.4 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |