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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1060 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
260 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
370 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
400 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
58 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
430 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
20 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.55 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050