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SAE-AISI D3 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both SAE-AISI D3 steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 SAE-AISI D3 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.8 to 15
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 940
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2050
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 1550
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 180
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 74
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 63
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13.5
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.3 to 87
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
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 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 1.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3