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ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8 steel and SAE-AISI 1060 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 CF8 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 55
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
260 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
400 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
58 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
430 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.55 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
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