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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1040 steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1040 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 45
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 96
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
78.4 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030