ACI-ASTM CD4MCu Steel vs. SAE-AISI M47 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel and SAE-AISI M47 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CD4MCu steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M47 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 810 to 2310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 18 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.5 | |
| 7.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 100 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 32 | |
| 38 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 28 to 79 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 6.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 27 to 77 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 1.1 to 1.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24.5 to 26.5 | |
| 3.5 to 4.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 59.9 to 66.3 | |
| 78.7 to 85 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.8 to 2.3 | |
| 9.3 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.8 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.4 |