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AWS E2593 vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

Both AWS E2593 and SAE-AISI O6 steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 AWS E2593 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI O6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
71
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
1.3 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 52.7 to 62.5
94.6 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 10.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030