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SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1074 steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 1074 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 350
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 820
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 860
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.15 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030