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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
520 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
49
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
5.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
17 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
32 to 55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
50.3 to 56
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
28 to 30
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants