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Austempered Cast Iron vs. SAE-AISI 4340M Steel

Both austempered cast iron and SAE-AISI 4340M steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is austempered cast iron and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4340M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 490
710
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 13
6.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 62 to 69
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1800
2340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560 to 1460
1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
55

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 95
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 3970
4120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 66
84
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 44
51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 53
70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 3.4 to 3.8
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 89.6 to 94
93.3 to 94.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.65 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0.35 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
1.7 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.012
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.3 to 2.7
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.012
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.1