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S40975 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1552 Steel

Both S40975 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1552 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 S40975 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1552 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
290 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 290
460 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
760 to 840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
460 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
81 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
560 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 89
97.9 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0