ACI-ASTM CF3MN Steel vs. EN 1.7701 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel and EN 1.7701 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 CF3MN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7701 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 200 to 480 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 670 to 2010 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 26 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 24 to 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 22 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 20 to 59 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.48 to 0.56 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 22 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.7 to 71.9 | |
| 96.2 to 97.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.7 to 1.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |