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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1023 Steel

Both S32550 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1023 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
130 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
17 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
46 to 56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
240 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
77 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
150 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
99.06 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050