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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and ACI-ASTM CF8C steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF8C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.2
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
61.8 to 73
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040