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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. ASTM B541 Gold

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B541 gold belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B541 gold.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
670 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
90
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
170
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.5
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
3.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
9.0
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
11 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
9.8 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
36 to 63

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
13.5 to 15.5
Gold (Au), % 0
70.5 to 72.5
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
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Platinum (Pt), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants