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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel

Both SAE-AISI M36 steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 M36 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C 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 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
36
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
40.3 to 49.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.15 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
31 to 34
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.15 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0