EN 1.6582 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel
Both EN 1.6582 steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.6582 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| 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 | 620 to 1750 | |
| 880 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 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 | 40 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.6 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 36 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.2 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 62 | |
| 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 41 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 51 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.38 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 15.5 to 17.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.7 to 96.5 | |
| 74.4 to 81 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |