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SAE-AISI 8625 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8625 steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 8625 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.23 to 0.28
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040