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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel

Both EN 1.7386 steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 290
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
81.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040