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EN 1.5510 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

Both EN 1.5510 steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.5510 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 62 to 72
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1600
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 520
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 260
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 710
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 47
31

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.149
74.4 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030