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S17400 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1055 Steel

Both S17400 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1055 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1055 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 440
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 670
260 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 62
34 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 570 to 830
440 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
730 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1250
400 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
80 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4060
440 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
23 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050