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S31266 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1023 Steel

Both S31266 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1023 steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31266 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
17 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
46 to 56
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 590
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
240 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
77 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
150 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 34.1 to 46
99.06 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.2 to 6.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 24
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0