ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel and EN 1.5522 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 CE8MN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
11 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 370 | |
210 to 330 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
450 to 1490 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 | |
300 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
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 | 16 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
45 to 250 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 620 | |
250 to 720 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
16 to 53 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
17 to 37 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
13 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.2 to 0.24 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 22.5 to 25.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 56 to 66.4 | |
98 to 98.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.025 |