SAE-AISI 1035 Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1035 steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1035 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 to 21 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 340 | |
| 170 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 40 to 45 | |
| 34 to 43 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 370 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 620 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 530 | |
| 230 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 51 to 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 to 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 to 99 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 740 | |
| 140 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 16 to 19 |