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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1006 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
94 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
49 to 62
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.25 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050