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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1084 Steel

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1084 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
320 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
510 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
81 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
700 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
25 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
98.1 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
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 0.040
0 to 0.050