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ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 88.5
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035