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ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 9

Both ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and ASTM A356 grade 9 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 9.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
95.2 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.35