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ACI-ASTM CE3MN Steel vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CE3MN steel and EN 1.6587 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 EN 1.6587 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 65.9
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030