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ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and EN 1.5501 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40F steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 81.6 to 88.3
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
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 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.025