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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. AISI 310S Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1552 steel and AISI 310S stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310S stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
34 to 44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 400
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 98
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
190 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
48.3 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants