ACI-ASTM CF8M Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE30 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF8M steel and ACI-ASTM CE30 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF8M steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE30 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 50 | |
11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 | |
170 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
460 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1360 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
490 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
14 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
19 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.8 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
49 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 28 | |
28 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
59 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
240 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
3.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
26 to 30 |
Iron (Fe), % | 60.3 to 71 | |
55.1 to 66 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 12 | |
8.0 to 11 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |