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AISI 302B Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel

Both AISI 302B stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1040 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 302B stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
13 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
40 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
570 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
79 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
270 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73
98.6 to 99.03
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050