S21603 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P6 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P6 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P6 steel.

UNS S21603 (XM-18) Stainless Steel SAE-AISI P6 (T51606) Low-Carbon Mould Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		79
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		17
Base Metal Price, % relative		4.6

Density, g/cm³		7.7
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.8

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		50
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		24

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 68

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 44

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), %		0.050 to 0.15

Chromium (Cr), %		17.5 to 22
Chromium (Cr), %		1.3 to 1.8

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		57.6 to 67.8
Iron (Fe), %		92.9 to 95

Manganese (Mn), %		7.5 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.35 to 0.7

Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), %		3.3 to 3.8

Nitrogen (N), %		0.25 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75
Silicon (Si), %		0.1 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030