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SAE-AISI F2 Steel vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI F2 steel and AISI 205 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2360
800 to 1430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1520
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
11
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.5
23
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 81
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 71
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.4
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.4
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 95.4
62.6 to 68.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
14 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 3.0 to 4.5
0

Comparable Variants