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SAE-AISI 1213 Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1213 steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1213 steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 290
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 50
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 360
690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 600
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 470
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 110
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 580
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 21
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.24 to 0.33
0 to 0.040