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SAE-AISI P6 Steel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P6 steel and S21603 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P6 steel and the bottom bar is S21603 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1930
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.6
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 68
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 44
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 63
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.3 to 1.8
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.9 to 95
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.7
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030