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S33228 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5155 Steel

Both S33228 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5155 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S33228 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5155 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.025
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.51 to 0.59
Cerium (Ce), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 36.5 to 42.3
97.2 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040