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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 CN7MS steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
28
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
45.4 to 53.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
22 to 25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030