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SAE-AISI 6150 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 6150 steel and ACI-ASTM CH20 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 6150 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 350
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 23
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 750
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1200
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 1160
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 180
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3590
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 43
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 38
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
22 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.7
54.7 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0