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AISI 314 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1044 Steel

Both AISI 314 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1044 steel are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 314 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1044 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 56.5
98.8 to 99.27
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050