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ACI-ASTM CE8MN Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CE8MN steel and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 CE8MN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 22.5 to 25.5
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 56 to 66.4
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15