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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and N08332 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% 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 SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025