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ACI-ASTM CF8C Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CF8C steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF8C steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 73
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3