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ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel vs. AWS E320LR

Both ACI-ASTM CF20 steel and AWS E320LR are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 E320LR.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 74
32.7 to 42.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015