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ASTM A356 Grade 5 vs. ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 5 and ACI-ASTM CF3 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 5 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
60
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

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 2.6
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.2
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
17 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 99.2
62.9 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040