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S31277 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel

Both S31277 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1536 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 1536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
360 to 600

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
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
93 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
340 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.5 to 46.2
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.0
1.2 to 1.5
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