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SAE-AISI 1213 Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1213 steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
410 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
4.6 to 6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 290
710 to 800
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 50
17 to 28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 360
940 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 600
1610 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 470
1430 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 110
82 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 21
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0.24 to 0.33
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4