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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and ACI-ASTM CF20 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
64.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040