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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. EN 1.8509 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and EN 1.8509 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.8509 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
1130

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
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
2.8
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
2.6
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
1.5 to 1.8
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
95.5 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0