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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. AISI 316H Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and AISI 316H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 49 to 62
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
62.1 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030