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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1046 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 1046 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 37
14 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
240 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
39 to 50
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450
410 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
660 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
370 to 610

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
11

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
91 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
360 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23 to 25

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
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.0
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