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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A6 Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A6 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
750 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
4.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
27 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
93 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.8 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0