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SAE-AISI 1084 Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1084 steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel and the bottom bar is S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 270
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 370
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 550
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 600
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 89
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 960
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 30
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 98.6
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.013