AWS E100C-K3 vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel
Both AWS E100C-K3 and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E100C-K3 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 | |
| 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.4 | |
| 22 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 190 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1290 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 20.5 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.6 to 98.5 | |
| 51.9 to 62.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |