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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1023 Steel

Both S32050 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1023 steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S32050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
130 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
17 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
240 to 410

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 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
77 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
150 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
99.06 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050