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SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. Austempered Cast Iron

Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and austempered cast iron are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel and the bottom bar is austempered 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 79
62 to 69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2150
860 to 1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
2.9
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
32 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
27 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
25 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
3.4 to 3.8
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 75.8
89.6 to 94
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
2.3 to 2.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0 to 0.1