SAE-AISI 1038 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3V
Both SAE-AISI 1038 steel and ASTM A182 grade F3V are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1038 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3V.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 to 180 | |
210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 20 | |
20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 350 | |
330 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 40 to 45 | |
51 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
74 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 390 | |
410 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 640 | |
660 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 540 | |
470 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
470 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
7.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
4.2 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
33 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
63 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 to 100 | |
120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 790 | |
590 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 23 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
10 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
19 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.0010 to 0.0030 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.42 | |
0.050 to 0.18 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
2.8 to 3.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.6 to 99.05 | |
94.4 to 95.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.9 to 1.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.015 to 0.035 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.3 |