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SAE-AISI 1060 Steel vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1060 steel and S32654 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 43% 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 SAE-AISI 1060 steel and the bottom bar is S32654 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 340
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 51
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
82
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 450
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 540
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 82
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 790
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 24
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.65
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
38.3 to 45.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050