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SAE-AISI 1060 Steel vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1060 steel and N08332 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% 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 1060 steel and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 13
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 340
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 450
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 540
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 82
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 790
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 24
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.65
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025