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SAE-AISI 5147 Steel vs. S32808 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5147 steel and S32808 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 62% 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 5147 steel and the bottom bar is S32808 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 370
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.51
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.85 to 1.2
27 to 27.9
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 97.8
58.1 to 62.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 8.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.1 to 2.5