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EN 1.6311 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MN Steel

Both EN 1.6311 steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6311 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CD3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.1
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
21 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
62.6 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.8
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0