SAE-AISI S7 Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel
Both SAE-AISI S7 steel and ASTM A514 steel are iron alloys. There are 23 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 S7 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 2030 | |
| 790 to 830 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| 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 | 40 | |
| 37 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
| 7.2 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 8.3 to 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
| 2.3 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 65 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 72 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 46 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 66 | |
| 23 to 24 |