SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1074 steel and ASTM A387 grade 11 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 250 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 to 350 | |
| 200 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 to 490 | |
| 320 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 820 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 570 | |
| 270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 430 |
| 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 | 50 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 2.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 77 to 94 | |
| 100 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 550 to 860 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 29 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 15 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.7 to 0.8 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.3 to 98.8 | |
| 96.2 to 97.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |