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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7M Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1086 steel and ACI-ASTM CN7M steel are iron alloys. They have 43% 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 1086 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
27.5 to 30.5
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