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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1552 steel and N08925 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1552 steel and the bottom bar is N08925 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 400
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 98
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
42.7 to 50.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030