SAE-AISI S6 (T41906) Shock-Resisting Steel
Tool Steels
Property Overview
Density7.7g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength670 to 1920MPa
Yield StrengthUnknown
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service TemperatureUnknown
Chemical Composition
C
0.4 to 0.5%
CR
1.2 to 1.5%
MO
0.3 to 0.5%
MN
1.2 to 1.5%
SI
2.0 to 2.5%
P
0 to 0.030%
S
0 to 0.030%
CU
0 to 0.25%
V
0.2 to 0.4%
FE
92.8 to 94.7%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
72 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
670 to 1920 MPa
Physical
Density
7.7 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
290 J/g
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1430 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1390 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
41 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
11 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
22 to 64 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.6 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.9 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
2.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
24 to 70 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
22 to 45 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
3.2 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.3 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
33 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
33 MJ/kg 14 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
56 L/kg
Embodied Water
56 L/kg 6.7 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
SAE-AISI S6 (T41906) Shock-Resisting SteelT41906
Standards
ASTM A681 ASTM A681: Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy
ASTM A681 ASTM A681: Standard Specification for Tool Steels Alloy Tool Steels, 5th ed., George Roberts et al., 1998 Tool Steels: Properties and Performance, Rafael A. Mesquita (editor), 2016