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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.15 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030