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SAE-AISI S6 Steel vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S6 steel and S31727 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 SAE-AISI S6 steel and the bottom bar is S31727 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1920
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 64
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.8 to 94.7
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0