SAE-AISI 94B17 Steel vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel
Both SAE-AISI 94B17 steel and ASTM A302 alloy steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 94B17 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 250 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 39 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 to 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 to 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 2.4 to 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 48 to 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 96 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 | |
| 330 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 17 to 18 |