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ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and ASTM A387 grade 9 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
87

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
140 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
8.0 to 10
Iron (Fe), % 81.6 to 88.3
87.1 to 90.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.040