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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI L6 Steel

Both S46910 stainless steel and SAE-AISI L6 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L6 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 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
670 to 2090

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
22 to 46
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
22 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
93.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
1.3 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants