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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI F1 Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and SAE-AISI F1 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 F1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
620 to 2320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 82
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 49
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 70

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
95.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.8