ASTM Grade HI Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel
Both ASTM grade HI steel and ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HI steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 | |
180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
39 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 | |
250 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
300 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 450 | |
430 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
13 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
1.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
6.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
84 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
200 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 29 | |
46 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 52 | |
200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 | |
210 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
3.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 26 to 30 | |
20 to 22 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Iron (Fe), % | 46.9 to 59.8 | |
41.4 to 50.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
6.0 to 7.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 14 to 18 | |
23.5 to 25.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.18 to 0.26 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.010 |