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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

Both S28200 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S6 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
2.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 19
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0.3 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4