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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. EN 1.7117 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and EN 1.7117 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7117 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
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
660 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.49 to 0.56
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
0.7 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
95.2 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
1.2 to 1.5
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