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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1090 steel and S32520 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 1090 steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 280
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 380
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 28 to 45
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 470 to 570
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
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
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020