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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

Both S32304 stainless steel and SAE-AISI O6 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 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 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
71
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
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 Conductivity, W/m-K 15
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
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 24
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.3 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
94.6 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030