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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 230
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010