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ACI-ASTM CF8 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8740 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8 steel and SAE-AISI 8740 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 8740 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 55
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
580 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
380 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
390 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0.4 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040