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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1016 Steel

Both S32615 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1016 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1016 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
120 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
21 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
45 to 57
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
240 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
150 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
98.8 to 99.27
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050