SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. ASTM A202 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1086 steel and ASTM A202 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 A202 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 260 | |
| 180 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 to 360 | |
| 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 360 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 870 | |
| 590 to 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 480 to 580 | |
| 350 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 79 to 84 | |
| 93 to 96 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 610 to 890 | |
| 330 to 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 31 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 26 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 30 | |
| 17 to 20 |