ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel vs. EN 1.1181 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CG12 steel and EN 1.1181 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 CG12 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1181 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 | |
| 190 to 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 560 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 | |
| 280 to 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1040 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 18 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 90 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 210 to 380 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 19 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0.32 to 0.39 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20 to 23 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 60.3 to 70 | |
| 97.4 to 99.18 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 13 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |