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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. EN 1.7027 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and EN 1.7027 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7027 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
490 to 1460

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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
17 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
97.1 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030