SAE-AISI 1046 Steel vs. K94200 Alloy
Both SAE-AISI 1046 steel and K94200 alloy are iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel and the bottom bar is K94200 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 17 | |
| 5.0 to 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 54 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 450 | |
| 330 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 740 | |
| 500 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 to 610 | |
| 270 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 500 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 5.0 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 2.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 95 | |
| 35 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 360 to 990 | |
| 250 to 1460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 9.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 26 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 49 to 70 |