Hardened SAE-AISI M62 vs. Hardened SAE-AISI T5
Both hardened SAE-AISI M62 and hardened SAE-AISI T5 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the hardened (H) condition. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hardened SAE-AISI M62 and the bottom bar is hardened SAE-AISI T5.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 75 | |
| 66 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2440 | |
| 2140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1650 | |
| 1810 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1600 | |
| 1750 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 430 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 170 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 49 | |
| 37 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 80 | |
| 63 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 71 | |
| 66 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.3 to 1.4 | |
| 0.75 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.5 to 4.0 | |
| 3.8 to 5.0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 7.0 to 9.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.6 to 77.4 | |
| 60.6 to 68.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 10 to 11 | |
| 0.5 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.8 to 6.5 | |
| 17.5 to 19 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.8 to 2.1 | |
| 1.8 to 2.4 |