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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and SAE-AISI S4 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 S4 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
24 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
22 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.1 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
95.2 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
1.8 to 2.3
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
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants