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SAE-AISI 1074 Steel vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1074 steel and EN 1.4558 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 SAE-AISI 1074 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 350
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 490
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 820
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 860
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
39.2 to 47.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6