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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and ACI-ASTM CF8C steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
61.8 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0