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SAE-AISI S6 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI S6 steel and SAE-AISI A2 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1920
710 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
5.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
73

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 64
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 92.8 to 94.7
89.4 to 93.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.5

Comparable Variants