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SAE-AISI 1049 Steel vs. AISI 321H Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1049 steel and AISI 321H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1049 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 400
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 46
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 450
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 750
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370 to 640
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
16
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
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75 to 99
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370 to 1090
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.53
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
65.4 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7