ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1012 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and SAE-AISI 1012 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
100 to 110 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 | |
360 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
53 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
6.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
45 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
13 to 14 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
14 to 15 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
11 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.1 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62.9 to 74 | |
99.16 to 99.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 4.0 | |
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 to 0.050 |