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EN 1.3518 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel

Both EN 1.3518 steel and ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3518 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
22.5 to 25.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 97.8
56 to 66.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040