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SAE-AISI 1064 Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1064 steel and S32520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1064 steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 13
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 42 to 43
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 440
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 730
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 480
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 81
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600 to 630
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 26
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.9
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020