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SAE-AISI O2 Steel vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI O2 steel and S28200 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O2 steel and the bottom bar is S28200 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 2050
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 73
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 46
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 70
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 97.8
57.7 to 64.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.8
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0