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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK20 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and ACI-ASTM CK20 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% 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 1080 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 590
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 84
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 920
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
46.7 to 58
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040