ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel vs. EN 1.1151 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CA6N steel and EN 1.1151 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 ACI-ASTM CA6N steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1151 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 640 | |
| 180 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1080 | |
| 460 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1060 | |
| 240 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 740 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 9.9 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 35 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 98 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2900 | |
| 160 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 38 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.1 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 40 | |
| 15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0.17 to 0.24 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 10.5 to 12.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.9 to 83.5 | |
| 97.7 to 99.43 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |