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SAE-AISI T1 Steel vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T1 steel and S21600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 T1 steel and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2130
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
17
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 64
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.8
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 77.2
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.3 to 18.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.3
0