SAE-AISI T15 Steel vs. ASTM A209 Steel
Both SAE-AISI T15 steel and ASTM A209 steel are iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T15 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 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 | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 to 2240 | |
| 420 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1690 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1640 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 43 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 16 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 250 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 71 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 43 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.6 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 70 | |
| 12 to 14 |