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AWS ER90S-B9 vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

Both AWS ER90S-B9 and SAE-AISI M6 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS ER90S-B9 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
39
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 91
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10.5
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 90.7
68.8 to 74.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.2
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
1.3 to 1.7
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0