SAE-AISI 8630 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 8630 steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8630 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 200 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 24 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 to 350 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 410 | |
| 300 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 680 | |
| 470 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 360 to 560 | |
| 260 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 430 |
| 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 | 39 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 to 110 | |
| 98 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 340 to 840 | |
| 180 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 24 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 23 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.33 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 97.9 | |
| 97 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |