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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and N08904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 N08904 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
32
Density, g/cm3 9.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
37
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
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0