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EN 1.8515 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

Both EN 1.8515 steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8515 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
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 3.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.4
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2310
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 96.5
74.4 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030