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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 CA6NM steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
170 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010