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SAE-AISI 1015 Steel vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1015 steel and S30452 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1015 steel and the bottom bar is S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 32
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 250
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 270
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 440
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 370
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 360
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 15
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 99.13 to 99.57
66.3 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030