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S39274 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1049 Steel

Both S39274 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1049 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1049 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
250 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34
34 to 46
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
420 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
680 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
75 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
370 to 1090
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.46 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 57 to 65.6
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0