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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1005 Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1005 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1005 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
10

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
99.5 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050