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ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 84.6
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040