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ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel vs. EN 1.7230 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and EN 1.7230 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 CA15 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
320 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
720 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
510 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
420
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
79 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
700 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
21 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 88.5
96.7 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030