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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG8M Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and ACI-ASTM CG8M steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HE steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG8M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
58.8 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
9.0 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040