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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. ASTM B628 Ag-Cu

SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B628 Ag-Cu belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B628 Ag-Cu.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
350 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
9.5 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
11 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
16 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
26.6 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
71 to 73
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 to 0.060
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.21

Comparable Variants