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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE30 Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and ACI-ASTM CE30 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
55.1 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040