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SAE-AISI 52100 Steel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 52100 steel and AISI 440C stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 52100 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 440C stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 20
2.0 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 340
260 to 840
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 420
430 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 2010
710 to 1970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 560
450 to 1900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12 to 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 310
39 to 88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 72
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 45
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 61
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.6
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants