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EN 1.3521 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both EN 1.3521 steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3521 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1390
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.2
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040