AWS E410 vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel
Both AWS E410 and ACI-ASTM CA15M steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 28 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 AWS E410 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 440 | |
| 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 28 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 | |
| 670 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.5 | |
| 7.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13.5 | |
| 11.5 to 14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.2 to 89 | |
| 82.1 to 88.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0.15 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.65 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |