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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 49 to 62
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040