SAE-AISI M10 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel
Both SAE-AISI M10 steel and SAE-AISI S6 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 2170 | |
670 to 1920 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1520 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1470 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
41 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 | |
3.2 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.3 | |
2.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
33 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
56 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 31 | |
2.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 76 | |
24 to 70 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 47 | |
22 to 45 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.5 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 68 | |
22 to 64 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.84 to 1.1 | |
0.4 to 0.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
1.2 to 1.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 82.3 to 85.6 | |
92.8 to 94.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
1.2 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 7.8 to 8.5 | |
0.3 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
2.0 to 2.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
0.2 to 0.4 |