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Annealed SAE-AISI A6 vs. Annealed K93500 Alloy

Both annealed SAE-AISI A6 and annealed K93500 alloy are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI A6 and the bottom bar is annealed K93500 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93 to 95.8
61.4 to 63
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.8 to 2.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1