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SAE-AISI 1548 Steel vs. S20431 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1548 steel and S20431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1548 steel and the bottom bar is S20431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 16
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 430
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 500
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 830
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 99
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 1280
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 30
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.44 to 0.52
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
66.1 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030