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ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1095 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF20 steel and SAE-AISI 1095 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1095 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
10 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
310 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
680 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
500 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
63 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
660 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.9 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 74
98.4 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050