Annealed S46910 Stainless Steel vs. Annealed SAE-AISI T2

Both annealed S46910 stainless steel and annealed SAE-AISI T2 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is annealed SAE-AISI T2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		270
Brinell Hardness		230

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		280
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1820

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1760

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		18
Base Metal Price, % relative		46

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		11

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		55
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		170

Embodied Water, L/kg		140
Embodied Water, L/kg		98

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		25
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		36

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0.15 to 0.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0.8 to 0.9

Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 13
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		1.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		65 to 76
Iron (Fe), %		70.8 to 75.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		3.0 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.7
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.015
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		0.5 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		17.5 to 19

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.4