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SAE-AISI 1017 Steel vs. EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1017 steel and EN 1.4518 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1017 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4518 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 270
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 460
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 390
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 400
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 99.11 to 99.55
61.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030