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SAE-AISI 1025 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD4MCu Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1025 steel and ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 28
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 280
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 500
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 420
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 470
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.28
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24.5 to 26.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.03 to 99.48
59.9 to 66.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
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 0.040