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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF16Fa Steel

Both EN 1.6956 steel and ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.6956 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF16Fa steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 370
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 680
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
62.1 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0.2 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0