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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and EN 1.4557 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4557 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
49.5 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.24
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010