SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. R04295 Alloy
SAE-AISI M6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while R04295 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is R04295 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.38 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 840 to 2210 | |
| 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 260 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 7.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 950 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 6.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 73 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 45 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 68 | |
| 40 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.75 to 0.85 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.8 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 68.8 to 74.6 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 85.9 to 90.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 3.8 to 4.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |