MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.5501 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA28MWV Steel

Both EN 1.5501 steel and ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA28MWV steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 150
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 63 to 73
27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
11
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
40

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0.2 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
81.4 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
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 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3