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EN 1.5502 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both EN 1.5502 steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 1.5502 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 290
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 1380
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 210
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 520
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 49
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 35
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 40
12

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.249
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.15 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030