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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and ACI-ASTM CH20 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 CH20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

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
20
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
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.2
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
22 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
54.7 to 66
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
12 to 15
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