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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
18
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
60.3 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0