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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S6 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S6 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
670 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22 to 64

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
1.2 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
92.8 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
2.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4