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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1552 steel and S30530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1552 steel and the bottom bar is S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 400
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460 to 510
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 650
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 98
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 560 to 1130
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
58.4 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030