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SAE-AISI A6 Steel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

Both SAE-AISI A6 steel and SAE-AISI S6 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A6 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750 to 1990
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.8
2.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 71
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 93 to 95.8
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.8 to 2.5
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4

Comparable Variants