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SAE-AISI 1042 Steel vs. AISI 308 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1042 steel and AISI 308 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 1042 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 308 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 370
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 50
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 380 to 420
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 580
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 94
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 900
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.47
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99
64.1 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
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