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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1025 Steel

Both AISI 405 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1025 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
130 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
17 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
190 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
45 to 57
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
450 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
80 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.22 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
99.03 to 99.48
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050