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SAE-AISI 1018 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN3MN Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1018 steel and ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 SAE-AISI 1018 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN3MN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 140
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 480
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 400
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 100
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.25
41.4 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23.5 to 25.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010