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SAE-AISI 1006 Steel vs. S44536 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1006 steel and S44536 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 S44536 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 94 to 100
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 33
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 370
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 300
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
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
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 95
89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 86 to 240
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 99.43 to 99.75
72.8 to 80
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8