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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1038 Steel

Both S31277 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1038 steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
14 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
220 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
590 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
320 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 90
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
270 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
20 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
98.6 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.5 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 28
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050