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SAE-AISI M62 Steel vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M62 steel and SAE-AISI T6 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 2440
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1650
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1600
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
70
Density, g/cm3 8.5
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 49
39
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 80
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 47
21 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 71
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.4
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.4
55.9 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 10 to 11
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 5.8 to 6.5
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.1
1.5 to 2.1

Comparable Variants