ACI-ASTM CF16F Steel vs. EN 1.3521 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF16F steel and EN 1.3521 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF16F steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3521 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 | |
| 490 to 1390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 18 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 17 to 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 14 to 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.16 | |
| 0.14 to 0.19 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 61.3 to 72.8 | |
| 96.8 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 12 | |
| 0 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.17 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |