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ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel vs. Austempered Cast Iron

Both ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and austempered cast iron are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and the bottom bar is austempered cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
270 to 490
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
62 to 69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
860 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
560 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
19 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
880 to 3970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
32 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
27 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
3.4 to 3.8
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
89.6 to 94
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.3 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.3 to 2.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.1