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SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 31
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 56
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 400
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 330
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 93
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 290
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 99.18 to 99.62
78.4 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030