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SAE-AISI 1548 Steel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1548 steel and S21603 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1548 steel and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 430
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 31 to 39
57
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 500
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 830
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 690
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 99
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470 to 1280
380
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
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.44 to 0.52
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.5
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
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