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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1045 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1045 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 1045 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 37
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
220 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
40 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
620 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
330 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
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
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
84 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
300 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
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