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EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1021 Steel

Both EN 1.4031 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1021 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 1.4031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 400
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 540
310 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 900
480 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
260 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
84 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
180 to 530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.42
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 87.1
98.8 to 99.22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
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