SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. SAE-AISI M42 Steel
Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and SAE-AISI M42 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M42 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 to 2150 | |
| 810 to 2310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1830 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1770 | |
| 1490 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 70 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.5 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 7.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 170 | |
| 100 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 39 | |
| 38 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 63 | |
| 28 to 79 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 39 | |
| 24 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.7 | |
| 5.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 64 | |
| 25 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.75 to 0.85 | |
| 1.1 to 1.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
| 3.5 to 4.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 7.8 to 8.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 55.9 to 63.5 | |
| 76.3 to 81 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 9.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.65 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 18.5 to 21 | |
| 1.2 to 1.9 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |