ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel and SAE-AISI T4 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 T4 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
| 800 to 2140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1810 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1750 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 34 | |
| 37 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 24 to 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 20 to 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 24 to 64 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0.7 to 0.8 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 20.5 to 23.5 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 4.3 to 5.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 51.9 to 62.1 | |
| 66.3 to 72.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 17.5 to 19 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |