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SAE-AISI 1213 Steel vs. S31260 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1213 steel and S31260 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S31260 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 290
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 360
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 600
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 470
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 580
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99
59.6 to 67.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.24 to 0.33
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.1 to 0.5