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ACI-ASTM CD4MCu Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized and tempered condition. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 32
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.3
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 59.9 to 66.3
56.6 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.8 to 6.0
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0