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SAE-AISI 1039 Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1039 steel and S21900 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1039 steel and the bottom bar is S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 45
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 690
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 94
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 890
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030