ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F2
Both ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and ASTM A182 grade F2 are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
| 2.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 43 | |
| 2.5 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 840 | |
| 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.050 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 0.5 to 0.81 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.1 to 65.9 | |
| 96.9 to 98.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0.44 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |