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SAE-AISI A6 Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A6 steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750 to 1990
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.8
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 71
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 45
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 65
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93 to 95.8
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.8 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010