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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6NM Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1021 steel and ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1021 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6NM steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 54
40
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 530
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
78.4 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030