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SAE-AISI 1016 Steel vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1016 steel and S30530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1016 steel and the bottom bar is S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 140
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 28
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 480
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 100
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 410
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.18
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.27
58.4 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030