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ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 230
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 520
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 310
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 250
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
56.6 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0