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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1524 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1524 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1524 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
14 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
230 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
360 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
320 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
1.9
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
270 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.19 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.4 to 1.7
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