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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and ASTM A387 grade 21 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 21 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
500 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
4.1
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
62

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
6.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
2.8 to 3.3
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
94.4 to 96
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0

Comparable Variants