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SAE-AISI 1213 Steel vs. S82121 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1213 steel and S82121 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 1213 steel and the bottom bar is S82121 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 290
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 360
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 600
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 470
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
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
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 580
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99
66.7 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.24 to 0.33
0 to 0.010