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SAE-AISI T1 Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI T1 steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI T1 steel and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770 to 2130
980 to 1410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1750
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
13
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 64
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 40
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.2
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 64
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.8
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 77.2
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
5.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 17.3 to 18.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.9 to 1.3
0

Comparable Variants