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SAE-AISI T6 Steel vs. EN 1.4724 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T6 steel and EN 1.4724 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 T6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4724 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 2150
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1830
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1770
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
7.0
Density, g/cm3 9.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 39
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 63
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 39
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 64
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.85
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 4.8
12 to 14
Cobalt (Co), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 55.9 to 63.5
82.2 to 86.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 18.5 to 21
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 2.1
0