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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. S32205 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1021 steel and S32205 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1021 steel and the bottom bar is S32205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 54
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 320
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1070
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
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
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 530
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
63.7 to 70.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020