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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and SAE-AISI O6 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, 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 O6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
71
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.3 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
94.6 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030