ASTM A321 Carbon Steel vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel
Both ASTM A321 carbon steel and SAE-AISI M46 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A321 carbon steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
| 800 to 2300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 27 to 78 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 4.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 25 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
| 1.2 to 1.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 3.7 to 4.2 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 7.8 to 8.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 99.25 | |
| 70 to 73.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 8.0 to 8.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.9 to 2.2 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 3.3 |