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SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and S31277 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 9254 steel and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.8
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010