SAE-AISI A6 Steel vs. S35315 Stainless Steel
Both SAE-AISI A6 steel and S35315 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 40% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A6 steel and the bottom bar is S35315 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 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 750 to 1990 | |
| 740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.7 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 5.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 81 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 57 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 4.8 | |
| 27 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 71 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 45 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 3.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 65 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.65 to 0.75 | |
| 0.040 to 0.080 |
| Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93 to 95.8 | |
| 33.6 to 40.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.8 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 34 to 36 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.12 to 0.18 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |