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ACI-ASTM CE30 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CE30 steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CE30 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 55.1 to 66
78.4 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030