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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. S31803 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1086 steel and S31803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1086 steel and the bottom bar is S31803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
16
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
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
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 0.020