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EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

Both EN 1.3963 alloy and SAE-AISI M6 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3963 alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
39
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 110
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 60.5 to 64.9
68.8 to 74.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7