ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized and tempered condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 28 | |
| 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 370 | |
| 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 | |
| 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 450 | |
| 430 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 17 | |
| 18 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.4 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 36 | |
| 35 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 650 | |
| 530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.4 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 27 | |
| 21 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.1 to 70.1 | |
| 62.6 to 71.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.8 to 2.5 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |