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SAE-AISI 4621 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel

Both SAE-AISI 4621 steel and ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 4621 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
45.4 to 53.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.7 to 2.0
22 to 25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030