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SAE-AISI 1140 Steel vs. S81921 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1140 steel and S81921 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 SAE-AISI 1140 steel and the bottom bar is S81921 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 700
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 570
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 93
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 870
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
66.7 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030