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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. EN 1.8903 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and EN 1.8903 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 1.8903 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
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
46
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
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0 to 0.35
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
95 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0 to 0.22