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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1015 Steel

Both S42300 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1015 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
20 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
170 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 22
46 to 56
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 650
260 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
120 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
14 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
99.13 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0