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SAE-AISI 1050 Steel vs. S31727 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1050 steel and S31727 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 58% 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 S31727 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 260 to 400
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 45
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 790
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 650
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1130
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 24
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.55
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
53.7 to 61.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 16.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
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 0.030