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SAE-AISI 1524 Steel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1524 steel and S32615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1524 steel and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 22
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 48
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 360 to 390
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 540
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.19 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030