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SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1074 steel and S32550 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 1074 steel and the bottom bar is S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 350
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 45
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 490
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 820
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
620

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
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
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
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 860
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 26
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030