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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
500 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
50.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
43.5 to 46.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0

Comparable Variants