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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1137 Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1137 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1137 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
250 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
430 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
700 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
360 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
25 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0