EN 1.7244 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel
Both EN 1.7244 steel and ACI-ASTM CA15M steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.7244 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 180 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 65 to 67 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 1390 | |
| 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 760 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 49 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 35 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 7.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 41 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.21 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 11.5 to 14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98.2 | |
| 82.1 to 88.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0.15 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.65 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |