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SAE-AISI 1049 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1049 steel and ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 750
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 640
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 99
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370 to 1090
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.53
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010