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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
59.5 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.7 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
4.7 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040