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SAE-AISI O6 Steel vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI O6 steel and S17400 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O6 steel and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 71
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2070
910 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 69
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.6
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.7
70.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.55 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030