S30615 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

Both S30615 stainless steel and SAE-AISI O6 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI O6 steel.

UNS S30615 Stainless Steel SAE-AISI O6 (T31506) Oil-Hardening Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		75
Shear Modulus, GPa		71

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		340
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		14
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		43

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		19
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.3

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		53
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		21

Embodied Water, L/kg		170
Embodied Water, L/kg		47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24 to 74

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 47

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		3.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 69

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0.8 to 1.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0.16 to 0.24
Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.6

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		56.7 to 65.3
Iron (Fe), %		94.6 to 97.7

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 1.1

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.2 to 0.3

Nickel (Ni), %		13.5 to 16
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		3.2 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.55 to 1.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030