SAE-AISI S6 Steel vs. ASTM A202 Steel
Both SAE-AISI S6 steel and ASTM A202 steel are iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A202 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1920 | |
| 590 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 70 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 64 | |
| 17 to 20 |