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SAE-AISI 1046 Steel vs. S36200 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1046 steel and S36200 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel and the bottom bar is S36200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 17
3.4 to 4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 390
450 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 450
680 to 810
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 740
1180 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 610
960 to 1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 95
46 to 51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 990
2380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
42 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
32 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
40 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
75.4 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 0.9