ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel and ACI-ASTM CB30 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 CE8MN steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 | |
| 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 440 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 940 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
| 33 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 40 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 620 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 5.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 22.5 to 25.5 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 56 to 66.4 | |
| 72.9 to 82 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.0 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |