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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and ACI-ASTM CA15M steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
82.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.15 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040