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ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

Both ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel and ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 CN7MS steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 45.4 to 53.5
87.3 to 90.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 22 to 25
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010