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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4012 Steel

Both S32053 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4012 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 46% 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 S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.090 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
98.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040