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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. K93603 Alloy

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and K93603 alloy are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 K93603 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
25
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
61.8 to 64
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants