MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.5526 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3M Steel

Both EN 1.5526 steel and ACI-ASTM CF3M steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 CF3M steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1650
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 59
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 40
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
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 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
17 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.9
59.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040