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SAE-AISI 9260 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9260 steel and ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 9260 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 96.9
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010