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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1017 Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1017 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN 1.4006 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
20 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
170 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
220 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
130 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
99.11 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants