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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 81B45 Steel

Both S32053 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 81B45 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 81B45 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
250 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
340 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
540 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
77 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
320 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.35 to 0.55
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
97 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0.2 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040