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AISI 314 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1037 Steel

Both AISI 314 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1037 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 314 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1037 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
14 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 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
360 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
580 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
320 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
270 to 780
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
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 56.5
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050