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SAE-AISI 1144 Steel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1144 steel and S32803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1144 steel and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 430
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750 to 840
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
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
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480 to 1290
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.48
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 98
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0.24 to 0.33
0 to 0.0035