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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1074 Steel

Both S45000 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1074 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 S45000 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1074 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280 to 410
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 14
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 650
290 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 22 to 50
34 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 590 to 830
440 to 490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
740 to 820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
450 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
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 17
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
77 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
550 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
24 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
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