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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. 90-silver 10-nickel

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 90-silver 10-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 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 T6 steel and the bottom bar is 90-silver 10-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
82
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
30
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.5
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
4.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
6.7 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
8.5 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
8.8 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
89 to 91
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants