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SAE-AISI M4 Steel vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M4 steel and SAE-AISI T6 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M4 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2150
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1610
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1560
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
70
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
39
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 72
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 68
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.8
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 75.9 to 81.4
55.9 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.3 to 5.5
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.3 to 6.5
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 3.8 to 4.5
1.5 to 2.1

Comparable Variants