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AISI 314 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1090 Steel

Both AISI 314 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1090 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% 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 1090 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
28 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
470 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
790 to 950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
520 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.2

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
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
82 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
730 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 46.7 to 56.5
98 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
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