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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P5 Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P5 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 P5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
370 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
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
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
95.7 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.030