Hardened SAE-AISI M46 vs. Hardened SAE-AISI M6
Both hardened SAE-AISI M46 and hardened SAE-AISI M6 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the hardened (H) condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hardened SAE-AISI M46 and the bottom bar is hardened SAE-AISI M6.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 71 | |
| 68 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2300 | |
| 2210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 1560 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1510 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 39 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 120 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 35 | |
| 28 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 78 | |
| 73 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 48 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.9 | |
| 4.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 71 | |
| 68 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.2 to 1.3 | |
| 0.75 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.7 to 4.2 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 7.8 to 8.8 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 70 to 73.8 | |
| 68.8 to 74.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 to 8.5 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0.2 to 0.45 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.9 to 2.2 | |
| 3.8 to 4.8 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 3.0 to 3.3 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |