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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and N08135 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is N08135 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
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
39
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
20.5 to 23.5
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
30.2 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0.2 to 0.8
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0