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SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. S32205 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and S32205 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 69% 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 9254 steel and the bottom bar is S32205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1070
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.8
22 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
63.7 to 70.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020