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ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel vs. EN 1.8821 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15 steel and EN 1.8821 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.8821 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
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
49
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
8.3

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
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 820
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 88.5
96.8 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1