MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized and tempered condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
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 21
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 840
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
22.5 to 25.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 65.9
56 to 66.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
3.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040