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ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel vs. EN 1.5508 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF3 steel and EN 1.5508 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 CF3 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5508 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 60
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
420 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
310 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
260 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 43

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 75
97.9 to 99.199
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025