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SAE-AISI A6 Steel vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A6 steel and S44800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750 to 1990
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.8
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 71
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 93 to 95.8
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.8 to 2.5
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020