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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

Both SAE-AISI M36 steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M36 steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
350 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.1 to 75.5
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.15 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0

Comparable Variants