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EN 1.0406 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both EN 1.0406 steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0406 steel 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, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.38
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040