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Grade TDC Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE30 Steel

Both grade TDC steel and ACI-ASTM CE30 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade TDC steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
55.1 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040