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S35125 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Both S35125 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1006 steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S35125 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 36.2 to 45.8
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 35
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050