SAE-AISI P6 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

Both SAE-AISI P6 steel and ASTM grade HP steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P6 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

SAE-AISI P6 (T51606) Low-Carbon Mould Steel ASTM Grade HP (26Cr-35Ni, N08705) Cast Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		78

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		43
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		12

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		4.6
Base Metal Price, % relative		34

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		82

Embodied Water, L/kg		59
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 68
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		3.2

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0.35 to 0.75

Chromium (Cr), %		1.3 to 1.8
Chromium (Cr), %		24 to 28

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		92.9 to 95
Iron (Fe), %		29.2 to 42.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0.35 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		3.3 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), %		33 to 37

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040