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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. S30435 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1050 steel and S30435 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1050 steel and the bottom bar is S30435 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 400
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
77
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
66.9 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030