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ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel vs. AWS E209

Both ACI-ASTM CF20 steel and AWS E209 are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E209.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
20.5 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 74
51.5 to 64.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
9.5 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3