MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel vs. EN 1.3515 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and EN 1.3515 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3515 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
150 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
500 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
46
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
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0.4 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 82.1 to 88.4
97.3 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.65 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 1.0
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 0.65
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030