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SAE-AISI 1060 Steel vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1060 steel and S30441 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 S30441 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
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 340
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 450
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 740
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 540
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 82
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 790
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 24
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.65
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8