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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1078 Steel

Both S31254 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1078 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31254 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1078 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
34 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Shear Strength, MPa 490
440 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
730 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
430 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
77 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
490 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
26 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.72 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050