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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. AISI 316Ti Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1541 steel and AISI 316Ti stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1541 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316Ti stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 420
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 51
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 480
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
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
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
61.3 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7