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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HE steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
21 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
62.6 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020