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EN 1.4935 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

Both EN 1.4935 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S6 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.4935 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 880
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
2.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 31
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 30
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.24
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 86.7
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.2 to 0.4

Comparable Variants