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SAE-AISI 1046 Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1046 steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 1046 steel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 17
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 390
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 50
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 450
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 740
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 610
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 95
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 990
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.013