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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 49 to 62
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 230
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.013