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AISI 329 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1020 Steel

Both AISI 329 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1020 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 329 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1020 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
180 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
430 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
240 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
72 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
150 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 28
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 74
99.08 to 99.52
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 5.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050