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SAE-AISI 1213 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

Both SAE-AISI 1213 steel and ASTM A356 grade 5 are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 1213 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 290
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 50
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 600
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 470
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 580
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99
97.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0.24 to 0.33
0 to 0.030