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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1140 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1140 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
39 to 46
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Shear Strength, MPa 490
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
600 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
340 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
89 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
310 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.13