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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1080 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 590
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 84
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 920
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22.5 to 25.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
56 to 66.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040