ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized and tempered condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
29 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 | |
370 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
790 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 | |
500 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
300 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 450 | |
450 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
22 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
4.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
58 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 43 | |
42 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 840 | |
620 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
4.2 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
24 to 26 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 58.1 to 65.9 | |
56.6 to 65.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
3.0 to 4.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
6.5 to 8.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
0.2 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |