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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. Grade TDSiCrV Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and grade TDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is grade TDSiCrV 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.3
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0.5 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0.1 to 0.25