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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and EN 1.4596 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 SAE-AISI T6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
1030 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
15
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
36 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
29 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
35 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
11.5 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
73.4 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
9.2 to 10.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.4
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0