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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. S35140 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1021 steel and S35140 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% 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 1021 steel and the bottom bar is S35140 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 320
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 530
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
44.1 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.25 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030