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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN Steel

Both EN 1.5508 steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
22

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.4 to 1.9
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
58.2 to 65.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.6 to 6.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.22 to 0.33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030