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SAE-AISI 1017 Steel vs. S43932 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1017 steel and S43932 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1017 steel and the bottom bar is S43932 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 270
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 290
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 390
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 400
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 99.11 to 99.55
76.7 to 83
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.75