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ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4130 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and SAE-AISI 4130 steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
13 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
320 to 660
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
530 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
440 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
83 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
500 to 2550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.4 to 50.3
97.3 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 23.5 to 25.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040