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SAE-AISI 9260 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9260 steel and ACI-ASTM CB30 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9260 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 96.9
72.9 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040