ACI-ASTM CK35MN Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG12 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CK35MN steel and ACI-ASTM CG12 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CK35MN steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
| 40 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 440 | |
| 430 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 18 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
| 3.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 48 | |
| 22 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.3 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 22 to 24 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 43.4 to 51.8 | |
| 60.3 to 70 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 6.8 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 20 to 22 | |
| 10 to 13 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.21 to 0.32 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |