ACI-ASTM CF3MN Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG3M Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel and ACI-ASTM CG3M steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG3M steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
| 1020 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 30 | |
| 31 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 4.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 22 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.7 to 71.9 | |
| 58.9 to 70 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 13 | |
| 9.0 to 13 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |