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ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8C steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF8C steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 73
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025