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S32001 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9254 Steel

Both S32001 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9254 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32001 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9254 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
0.6 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.6 to 75.5
96.1 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040