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SAE-AISI 1080 Steel vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1080 steel and S32053 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 1080 steel and the bottom bar is S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 520
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 870
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 590
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 84
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 920
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 29
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.75 to 0.88
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.7
41.7 to 48.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
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 0.010