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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel

Both S31727 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1536 steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
39 to 46
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
360 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
93 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
340 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050