ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and ACI-ASTM CA15 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 250 | |
| 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 40 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 | |
| 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 770 | |
| 750 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.8 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 34 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1000 | |
| 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.7 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 | |
| 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 14 | |
| 11.5 to 14 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.4 to 84.6 | |
| 81.8 to 88.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |