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SAE-AISI P6 Steel vs. EN 1.4513 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P6 steel and EN 1.4513 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4513 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1930
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.6
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 68
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 44
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 63
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.8
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.9 to 95
77.7 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8