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ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1021 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and SAE-AISI 1021 steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
480 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
260 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
180 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
98.8 to 99.22
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0