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SAE-AISI 1012 Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1012 steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 31
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 45 to 57
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 400
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 330
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 93
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 300
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 99.16 to 99.6
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.013