EN 1.3553 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA28MWV Steel
Both EN 1.3553 steel and ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
| 330 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 | |
| 1080 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 540 | |
| 740 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1620 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1570 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
| 4.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 5.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.5 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 96 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 31 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.4 | |
| 6.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 40 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.78 to 0.86 | |
| 0.2 to 0.28 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.9 to 4.3 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.7 to 83.7 | |
| 81.4 to 85.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.7 to 5.2 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 6.0 to 6.7 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.7 to 2.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |