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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. ASTM B541 Gold

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
670 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
9.8 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
36 to 63

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
13.5 to 15.5
Gold (Au), % 0
70.5 to 72.5
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Platinum (Pt), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants