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SAE-AISI 1018 Steel vs. S82011 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1018 steel and S82011 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1018 steel and the bottom bar is S82011 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 140
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 300
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 480
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 400
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.5

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
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 430
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.25
68.6 to 76.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
2.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.27
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 0.020