MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and ASTM A148 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
37 to 47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3 to 8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 840
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
9.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18 to 38