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SAE-AISI 1005 Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1005 steel and S32520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 SAE-AISI 1005 steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 95
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 210
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.5 to 100
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020