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SAE-AISI T2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI P6 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T2 steel and SAE-AISI P6 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P6 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 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 2150
630 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1820
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 46
4.6
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 98
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
22 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
21 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
21 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 75.8
92.9 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.35 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.4
0

Comparable Variants