SAE-AISI M10 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel
Both SAE-AISI M10 steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 2170 | |
| 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1520 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
| 22 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 180 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 31 | |
| 34 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 76 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 47 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 68 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.84 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 20.5 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.3 to 85.6 | |
| 51.9 to 62.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 7.8 to 8.5 | |
| 1.5 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |