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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK20 Steel

Both EN 1.5501 steel and ACI-ASTM CK20 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 150
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
46.7 to 58
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040