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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA28MWV Steel

Both EN 1.5521 steel and ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 59 to 72
27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 630
1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
40

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
81.4 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3