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EN 1.8873 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel

Both EN 1.8873 steel and ACI-ASTM CA40 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8873 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 7.8
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
33

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
81.5 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
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 0.6
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0