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Annealed AISI 304L vs. Annealed SAE-AISI O6

Both annealed AISI 304L and annealed SAE-AISI O6 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed AISI 304L and the bottom bar is annealed SAE-AISI O6.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 42
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Rockwell B Hardness 79
93
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
71
Shear Strength, MPa 370
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.3 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
94.6 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030