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SAE-AISI A6 Steel vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A6 steel and S30815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A6 steel and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750 to 1990
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.8
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 71
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93 to 95.8
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.8 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030