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S32003 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1140 Steel

Both S32003 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1140 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 S32003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Shear Strength, MPa 480
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
600 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
340 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
89 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
310 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.2 to 75.9
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.080 to 0.13