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EN 1.5408 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both EN 1.5408 steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1620
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 48
33

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.32
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040