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AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1017 Steel

Both AISI 201 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1017 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 201 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 440
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 51
20 to 30
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 600
170 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 840
280 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1450
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 1080
220 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 340
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
130 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 52
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 37
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 32
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
99.11 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050