MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AWS E3155 vs. ACI-ASTM CF3M Steel

Both AWS E3155 and ACI-ASTM CF3M steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E3155 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3M steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
19
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 23.3 to 36.3
59.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0