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SAE-AISI L6 Steel vs. AISI 415 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI L6 steel and AISI 415 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI L6 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 415 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 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2090
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 70
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.2
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 97.3
77.8 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.8
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.3 to 2.0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0