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EN 1.5510 Steel vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

Both EN 1.5510 steel and SAE-AISI T6 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5510 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1600
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 47
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.149
55.9 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1

Comparable Variants