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ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 840
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 65.9
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040