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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1137 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and SAE-AISI 1137 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 CA40 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1137 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
250 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
700 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
360 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
25 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0.080 to 0.13