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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade E Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and ASTM A372 grade E 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 ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade E steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
20 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
310 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
650 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
430 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
500 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
97 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010