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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1132 Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1132 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
350 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
93 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
330 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.24 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.4 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.13

Comparable Variants