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EN 1.5526 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel

Both EN 1.5526 steel and ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5526 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1650
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 59
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 49
12

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
62.1 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
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
0.2 to 0.4