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EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 6118 Steel

Both EN 1.4003 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 6118 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 6118 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.16 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.5 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
97.8 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
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
0.1 to 0.15