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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and EN 1.4057 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 T6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4057 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
840 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
9.5
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0.12 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
77.7 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0

Comparable Variants