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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1541 steel and S35315 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 31 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 S35315 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
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 420
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 480
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030