ACI-ASTM CA28MWV Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel and ACI-ASTM CA15M steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 330 | |
| 210 | 
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 | 
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 20 | 
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 | |
| 330 | 
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 | 
| Reduction in Area, % | 27 | |
| 34 | 
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 | 
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1080 | |
| 690 | 
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 870 | |
| 510 | 
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 | 
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 380 | |
| 390 | 
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 740 | |
| 760 | 
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1450 | 
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1410 | 
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 | 
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 27 | 
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 10 | 
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.6 | |
| 3.0 | 
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.3 | |
| 3.5 | 
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 7.5 | 
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 | 
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 2.1 | 
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 29 | 
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 | 
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 17 | |
| 15 | 
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 130 | 
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1920 | |
| 670 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 | 
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 25 | 
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 22 | 
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.6 | |
| 7.2 | 
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 25 | 
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.28 | |
| 0 to 0.15 | 
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 12.5 | |
| 11.5 to 14 | 
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.4 to 85.8 | |
| 82.1 to 88.4 | 
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 | 
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
| 0.15 to 1.0 | 
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 | 
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 | 
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.65 | 
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 | 
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
| 0 | 
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |