SAE-AISI S1 Steel vs. Chromium 33
SAE-AISI S1 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S1 steel and the bottom bar is chromium 33.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
81 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1840 | |
850 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
6.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
84 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
250 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 64 | |
30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 42 | |
25 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 56 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.4 to 0.55 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
31 to 35 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0.3 to 1.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 91.6 to 96.7 | |
25.7 to 37.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.4 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
30 to 33 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.35 to 0.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Tungsten (W), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0 |