SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and ASTM A514 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9254 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 240 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 | |
| 490 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 790 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 | |
| 690 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 400 to 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 37 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.2 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.3 to 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 2.3 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 450 | |
| 1280 to 1590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 23 to 24 |