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EN 1.3551 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

Both EN 1.3551 steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 530
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1490
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.6
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 82
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.77 to 0.85
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 88.8 to 91.1
60.3 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.25
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.1
0