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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. Ductile Cast Iron

Both SAE-AISI M62 steel and ductile cast iron are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
170 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
64 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
460 to 920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
43

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
18 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
3.0 to 3.5
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
0

Comparable Variants