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AISI 409Cb Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Both AISI 409Cb stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1006 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 AISI 409Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050