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SAE-AISI 1046 Steel vs. S34565 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1046 steel and S34565 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1046 steel and the bottom bar is S34565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 17
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 390
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 50
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 450
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 740
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 610
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 95
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 990
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
43.2 to 51.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010