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SAE-AISI 1086 Steel vs. S32654 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1086 steel and S32654 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel and the bottom bar is S32654 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 260
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 360
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
82
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 870
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480 to 580
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

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
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 84
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610 to 890
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 31
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 26
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 30
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.93
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 98.9
38.3 to 45.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050