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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. EN 1.8522 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and EN 1.8522 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8522 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
730 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
4.2
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
63

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
6.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
26 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
23 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
21 to 36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.29 to 0.36
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
2.8 to 3.3
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
93.7 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0.15 to 0.25