MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ACI-ASTM CG3M Steel vs. AWS E349

Both ACI-ASTM CG3M steel and AWS E349 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 CG3M steel and the bottom bar is AWS E349.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 70
60.5 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.35 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3