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SAE-AISI 1547 Steel vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1547 steel and N08320 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1547 steel and the bottom bar is N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 430
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 480
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 800
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 690
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
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
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80 to 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1280
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.51
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.2
40.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030