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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1095 Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1095 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1095 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
10 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
310 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400
400 to 540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
680 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
500 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
63 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
660 to 930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
22 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.9 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
98.4 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050