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EN 1.7221 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both EN 1.7221 steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 EN 1.7221 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 390
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 630
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 98
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 1050
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.3
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3