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SAE-AISI 1065 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1065 steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 1065 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 340
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 51
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 780
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 90
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 820
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 27
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
74.4 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
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