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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Both AISI 301 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1006 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 440
94 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 600
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 860
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050