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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and SAE-AISI 6150 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
15 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
300 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
400 to 730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
630 to 1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
420 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
2.3
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
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
130 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3

Comparable Variants