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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1060 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
260 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
370 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
400 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
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 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
58 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
430 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.55 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050