SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. ASTM A203 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1042 steel and ASTM A203 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 1042 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A203 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 to 200 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 18 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 370 | |
| 210 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 380 to 420 | |
| 330 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 700 | |
| 520 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 580 | |
| 290 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| 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 | 52 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.5 to 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 3.2 to 4.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.6 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 50 to 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 94 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 320 to 900 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 22 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 15 to 17 |