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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3MN Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
17 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
58.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0