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SAE-AISI O1 Steel vs. S39274 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI O1 steel and S39274 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O1 steel and the bottom bar is S39274 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 2060
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 73
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 46
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 68
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 97.4
57 to 65.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.24 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0.4 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0