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EN 1.0038 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel

Both EN 1.0038 steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 120
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 160
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 430
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 220
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 88
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 130
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
81.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040