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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1015 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1015 steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 37
20 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
170 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
46 to 56
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450
260 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
120 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
14 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
99.13 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.050