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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 10
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
46
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
41.4 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
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 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010