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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1015 Steel

Both S64512 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1015 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 S64512 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, % 17
20 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
170 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34
46 to 56
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
260 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 890
210 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
120 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
14 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 84.7
99.13 to 99.57
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0