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SAE-AISI 1524 Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1524 steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1524 steel and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 48
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.19 to 0.25
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020