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SAE-AISI 1005 Steel vs. S44401 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1005 steel and S44401 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1005 steel and the bottom bar is S44401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 210
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.5 to 100
75.1 to 80.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8