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ACI-ASTM CK20 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CK20 steel and SAE-AISI 4150 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 CK20 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 380
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 37
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
42
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 25
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 58
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
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