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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5150 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and SAE-AISI 5150 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
97.2 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040