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S32050 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4012 Steel

Both S32050 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4012 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 4012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
220

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.090 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
98.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.6
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 20 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.21 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040