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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. S24000 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1050 steel and S24000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1050 steel and the bottom bar is S24000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 400
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 45
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
61.5 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030