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ACI-ASTM CD6MN Steel vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

Both ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel and austenitic nodular cast iron are iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CD6MN steel and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180 to 190
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.8 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
430 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
190 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
24 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
98 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12 to 15