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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3MN Steel

Both EN 1.7117 steel and ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1930
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
17 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
58.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
9.0 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040