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ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 A387 grade 22 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 600
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 110
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 21
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 96.8
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040