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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1006 steel are iron alloys. They have 45% 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
94 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050