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ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4042 Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and SAE-AISI 4042 steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.4 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
97.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0