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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
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 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1670
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
60.3 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
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