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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 49 to 62
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 230
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030