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S31100 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1137 Steel

Both S31100 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1137 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 S31100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1137 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
250 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 580
430 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
700 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1240
360 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
25 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.6 to 69
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0