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SAE-AISI 1026 Steel vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1026 steel and S35315 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1026 steel and the bottom bar is S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 310
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 340
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 550
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 470
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
12
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
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 580
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 20
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.28
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.18
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030