SAE-AISI P20 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 2
Both SAE-AISI P20 steel and ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2 are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P20 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F12 class 2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 1050 | |
| 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| 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 | 45 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 37 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 29 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 35 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.4 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 2.0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.2 to 98.5 | |
| 96.4 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.35 to 0.71 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.55 | |
| 0.44 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |