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SAE-AISI S6 Steel vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S6 steel and S44800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1920
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
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
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 64
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 92.8 to 94.7
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0