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SAE-AISI F1 Steel vs. S45503 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI F1 steel and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI F1 steel and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 2320
1610 to 1850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 82
57 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 49
39 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 70
56 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 98
72.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 1.8
0