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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and SAE-AISI M50 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 M6 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
720 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
9.0
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
83

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
26 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
23 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
21 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.78 to 0.88
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
87 to 90.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
3.9 to 4.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0.8 to 1.3

Comparable Variants