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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. 60Pd-40Ag Alloy

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 60Pd-40Ag alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 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 SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is 60Pd-40Ag alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.38
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
340 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
240
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
8.4 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
9.6 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
16 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Palladium (Pd), % 0
59.5 to 60.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
39.1 to 40.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants