SAE-AISI T1 Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel
Both SAE-AISI T1 steel and ASTM A283 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T1 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 to 2130 | |
| 360 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1810 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1750 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 20 | |
| 51 to 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 45 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.3 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.2 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 90 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 64 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 40 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.2 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 64 | |
| 11 to 15 |