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SAE-AISI O6 Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI O6 steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 71
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2070
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 69
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.3 to 1.6
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 97.7
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.55 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0