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EN 1.4017 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1060 Steel

Both EN 1.4017 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1060 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 EN 1.4017 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
260 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 350
370 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
620 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
400 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
58 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
430 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.55 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.3 to 82.8
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050