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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

Both EN 1.6958 steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 700
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1070
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3050
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
60.3 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0