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SAE-AISI 1017 Steel vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1017 steel and S21600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 270
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 56
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 290
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 390
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 400
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 99.11 to 99.55
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
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