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SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCu Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1074 steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 350
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 820
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 860
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 26
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
59.9 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
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 0.040