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SAE-AISI 1008 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1008 steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 SAE-AISI 1008 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 93 to 100
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 370
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 310
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 91
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 260
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 99.31 to 99.7
60.3 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040