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SAE-AISI O6 Steel vs. S44537 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI O6 steel and S44537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 O6 steel and the bottom bar is S44537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 71
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2070
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 69
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.7
69 to 78.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.1
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.55 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0060
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 3.0