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SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. S30435 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and S30435 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9254 steel and the bottom bar is S30435 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
77
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.8
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
66.9 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030