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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1015 Steel

Both AISI 204 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1015 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 330
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
20 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 720
170 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 700
260 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
120 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
14 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 76.4
99.13 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050