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ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
24 to 26.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 81.6 to 88.3
58.2 to 65.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.9 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.6 to 6.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.22 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030