SAE-AISI A2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A6 Steel
Both SAE-AISI A2 steel and SAE-AISI A6 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A6 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 2040 | |
| 750 to 1990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 38 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.5 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.5 | |
| 3.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 73 | |
| 57 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 8.9 | |
| 4.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 73 | |
| 27 to 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
| 23 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 71 | |
| 25 to 65 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.1 | |
| 0.65 to 0.75 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.8 to 5.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 89.4 to 93.3 | |
| 93 to 95.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0.9 to 1.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |