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AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel

Both AISI 440A stainless steel and SAE-AISI L6 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1790
670 to 2090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 65
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 43
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 65
22 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 78.4 to 83.4
93.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants