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EN 1.8881 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel

Both EN 1.8881 steel and ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.8881 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, % 16
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
62.1 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0