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SAE-AISI 1038 Steel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1038 steel and S32803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 SAE-AISI 1038 steel and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 20
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 350
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 390
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 640
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 790
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.05
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0035