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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and SAE-AISI F2 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F2 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
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
10
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0.2 to 0.4
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
92.6 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
3.0 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0

Comparable Variants