ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel vs. Grade 20 Cast Iron
Both ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and grade 20 cast iron are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and the bottom bar is grade 20 cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 9.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 69 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 160 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 | |
| 98 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 44 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 13 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 840 | |
| 27 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 5.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 8.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 6.0 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 3.1 to 3.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.1 to 65.9 | |
| 92.1 to 93.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 2.5 to 2.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |