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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.2
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3