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SAE-AISI 1030 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1030 steel and ACI-ASTM CF20 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1030 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 590
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 650
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.34
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.12
64.2 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
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