Hardened SAE-AISI S6 vs. Hardened SAE-AISI S7
Both hardened SAE-AISI S6 and hardened SAE-AISI S7 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the hardened (H) condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is hardened SAE-AISI S6 and the bottom bar is hardened SAE-AISI S7.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Rockwell C Hardness | 59 | |
| 63 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1920 | |
| 2030 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 9.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 | |
| 5.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
| 65 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.7 | |
| 8.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 70 | |
| 72 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 64 | |
| 66 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.4 to 0.5 | |
| 0.45 to 0.55 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.8 to 94.7 | |
| 91.6 to 94.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0.2 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0.2 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |