ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8620 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and SAE-AISI 8620 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8620 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 150 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 13 to 31 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 | |
| 270 to 360 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 520 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 | |
| 360 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 86 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 670 | |
| 340 to 880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 18 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.2 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 15 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.18 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 14 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.1 to 88.4 | |
| 96.9 to 98 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.65 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |