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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG8M Steel

Both EN 1.8879 steel and ACI-ASTM CG8M steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8879 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG8M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
58.8 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
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 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0