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AISI 201 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1038 Steel

Both AISI 201 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1038 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 1038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 440
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 51
14 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 600
220 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 840
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 1450
590 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 1080
320 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 340
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 2970
270 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 52
21 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 37
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 32
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
98.6 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.6 to 0.9
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