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SAE-AISI P3 Steel vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

Both SAE-AISI P3 steel and SAE-AISI O6 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P3 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI O6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
71
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 1980
670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 70
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 44
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 65
22 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
1.3 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 98.4
94.6 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants