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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Both S31727 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1006 steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
94 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
49 to 62
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050