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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1141 Steel

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1141 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 1141 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370
460 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
740 to 810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
400 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
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
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.9
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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
86 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
430 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.37 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
97.7 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
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
0.080 to 0.13