EN 1.0225 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel
Both EN 1.0225 steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.0225 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 24 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 220 | |
| 640 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 500 | |
| 1080 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 380 | |
| 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 740 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 9.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 2.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 35 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 95 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
| 2900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 6.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 40 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.21 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 10.5 to 12.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 100 | |
| 77.9 to 83.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |