ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. ASTM A436 Type 6
Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and ASTM A436 type 6 are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A436 type 6.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 | |
| 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 17 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 6.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 9.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 5.6 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.26 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 3.5 to 5.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.25 to 100 | |
| 62.4 to 75.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 22 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |