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S46500 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1037 Steel

Both S46500 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1037 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1037 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 14
14 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 550 to 890
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 730 to 1120
360 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1260 to 1930
580 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120 to 1810
320 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 210
83 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 44 to 68
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33 to 44
20 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 44 to 67
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 76.1
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.7 to 11.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.5 to 1.8
0