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ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 ASTM A182 grade F3VCb and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.3
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0.00050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 2.7 to 3.3
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.015 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0