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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. AISI 434 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and AISI 434 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 434 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
78.6 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.75 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0