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SAE-AISI A7 Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI A7 steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2150
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 77
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 48
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 72
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 2.0 to 2.9
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 5.0 to 5.8
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 87.7
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 3.9 to 5.2
0