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AISI 429 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1086 Steel

Both AISI 429 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1086 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 429 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
220 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
300 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
28 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 300
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
760 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
480 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
1.8
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 110
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
79 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
610 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
26 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.8 to 86
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.5
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