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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. EN 1.3520 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and EN 1.3520 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3520 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
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.6
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
1.4 to 1.7
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
95.9 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0