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AISI 202 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

Both AISI 202 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S6 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 202 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S6 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 700 to 980
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
2.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 35
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 63.5 to 71.5
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 10
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4

Comparable Variants