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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. AISI W2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and AISI W2 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 T6 steel and the bottom bar is AISI W2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
580 to 2400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.3
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
21 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
20 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
19 to 80

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.85 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0 to 0.15
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
96.2 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.35 to 0.74
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants