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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
21
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
22.5 to 25.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
56 to 66.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0