Annealed SAE-AISI A6 vs. Grade M3210 Cast Iron
Both annealed SAE-AISI A6 and grade M3210 cast iron are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI A6 and the bottom bar is grade M3210 cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 230 | |
| 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.7 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 57 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 30 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 9.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.65 to 0.75 | |
| 2.2 to 2.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93 to 95.8 | |
| 93.6 to 96.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.8 to 2.5 | |
| 0.15 to 1.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.020 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.020 to 0.2 |