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SAE-AISI P20 Steel vs. AISI 316Ti Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI P20 steel and AISI 316Ti stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 P20 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316Ti 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 73
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1050
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 37
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 35
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 2.0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 98.5
61.3 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.71
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.55
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7