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SAE-AISI P2 Steel vs. S44330 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P2 steel and S44330 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI P2 steel and the bottom bar is S44330 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 1980
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 70
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 45
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 65
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0.75 to 1.3
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.3 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.8
72.5 to 79.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8