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ACI-ASTM CH10 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 51B60 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH10 steel and SAE-AISI 51B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 CH10 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 51B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
280 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
400 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.1
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 180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
73 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
420 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 54.8 to 66
97 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
0
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