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EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Both EN 1.4749 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1006 steel are iron alloys. 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4749 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
94 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.5 to 73.7
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
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