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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1090 Steel

Both S82012 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1090 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
320 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 550
470 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
790 to 950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
520 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
82 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
730 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
28 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
25 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
98 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050