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SAE-AISI S7 Steel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S7 steel and S31277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 S7 steel and the bottom bar is S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2030
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 8.4
51
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 72
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 66
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 91.6 to 94.9
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.9
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
26 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.3
0