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S44536 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1548 Steel

Both S44536 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1548 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 S44536 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1548 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
11 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 290
440 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
730 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
420 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
79 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
470 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.44 to 0.52
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.8 to 80
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.1 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.050 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
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 0.8
0