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EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

Both EN 1.4849 stainless steel and SAE-AISI T6 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4849 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
70
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
39
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 32.6 to 43.5
55.9 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 36 to 39
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 1.2 to 1.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1