SAE-AISI 1132 Steel vs. ASTM A204 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1132 steel and ASTM A204 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 1132 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A204 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 210 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 18 | |
| 18 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 380 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 400 to 440 | |
| 330 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 720 | |
| 520 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 590 | |
| 290 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 97 | |
| 90 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 940 | |
| 220 to 290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 23 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 15 to 17 |