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EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Both EN 1.4024 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 52100 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN 1.4024 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 22
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 510
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 660
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.17
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
1.4 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 87.9
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants