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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and SAE-AISI L6 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 (3, 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 L6 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
670 to 2090

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
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
3.6
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
22 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
0.6 to 1.2
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
93.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
1.3 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
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 to 0.3

Comparable Variants