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SAE-AISI S6 Steel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S6 steel and AISI 440C stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 440C 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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1920
710 to 1970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 64
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.8 to 94.7
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants