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ASTM A229 Spring Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3M Steel

Both ASTM A229 spring steel and ACI-ASTM CF3M steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 ASTM A229 spring steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 490 to 550
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 710 to 790
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1890
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1100 to 1230
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 230
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3260 to 4080
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 67
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 54 to 60
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.85
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 99
59.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040