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ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1049 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CH20 steel and SAE-AISI 1049 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 CH20 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
250 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
680 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
75 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
370 to 1090
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.46 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 54.7 to 66
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
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