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SAE-AISI 1038 Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1038 steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 SAE-AISI 1038 steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 350
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 45
62
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 640
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 790
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.05
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030