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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

Both EN 1.4646 stainless steel and SAE-AISI T6 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
39
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
55.9 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1