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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1086 steel and ASTM A148 cast 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 1086 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
190 to 390
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
13 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
37 to 47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.3 to 8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
9.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
18 to 38

Comparable Variants