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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1012 Steel

Both S44800 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1012 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 S44800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
21 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 45
45 to 57
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
360 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
200 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
80 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
110 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
99.16 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050