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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. AWS E310Nb

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and AWS E310Nb are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is AWS E310Nb.

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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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
25 to 28
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
44.1 to 53.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
20 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.75
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