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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. ASTM B617 Coin Silver

SAE-AISI T6 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B617 coin silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 B617 coin silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
75
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
28
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
290 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 9.5
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
4.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
7.7 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
9.3 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
14 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
9.0 to 10.4
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
89.6 to 91
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 to 0.060
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.060

Comparable Variants