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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1026 Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1026 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1026 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
200 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
320 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
500 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
89 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
200 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.22 to 0.28
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
98.7 to 99.18
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050