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EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1064 Steel

Both EN 1.4021 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1064 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4021 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1064 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
12 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 530
430 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 880
720 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 670
470 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
79 to 81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1160
600 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 31
25 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 31
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.25
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.8
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
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