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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1021 steel and S32615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 54
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 320
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 530
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030