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SAE-AISI M6 Steel vs. EN 1.4611 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI M6 steel and EN 1.4611 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 SAE-AISI M6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4611 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840 to 2210
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1560
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1510
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
11
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 73
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 68
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 68.8 to 74.6
73.3 to 80.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 3.8 to 4.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.3 to 1.7
0