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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. EN 1.4910 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and EN 1.4910 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 1.4910 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
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
20
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
62 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
12 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
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