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SAE-AISI S6 Steel vs. AISI 316H Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S6 steel and AISI 316H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 S6 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316H 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1920
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
25
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 64
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.8 to 94.7
62.1 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0