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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1541 Steel

Both S64512 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1541 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 1541 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
260 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34
34 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 700
440 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
720 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 890
390 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
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
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
78 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
410 to 1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 84.7
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
1.4 to 1.7
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