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S20432 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1025 Steel

Both S20432 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1025 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S20432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
130 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
17 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
190 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
450 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
80 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.22 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.7 to 74
99.03 to 99.48
Manganese (Mn), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050