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EN 1.8871 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel

Both EN 1.8871 steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.8871 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
26

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
81.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0