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EN 1.8838 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel

Both EN 1.8838 steel and ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8838 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.054
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
22.5 to 25.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.985
56 to 66.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.23
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
8.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.14
0