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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1541 Steel

Both S82012 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1541 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1541 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
260 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
440 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
720 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
390 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
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
1.9
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
78 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
410 to 1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.4 to 1.7
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