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ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1137 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8C steel and SAE-AISI 1137 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 CF8C steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1137 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
250 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
700 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
370 to 650

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 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
360 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 73
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0.080 to 0.13