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SAE-AISI 1020 Steel vs. S44800 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1020 steel and S44800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1020 steel and the bottom bar is S44800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 130
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 250
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 45 to 57
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 280
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 460
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 380
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 380
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 99.08 to 99.52
62.6 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020