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EN 1.4107 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1055 Steel

Both EN 1.4107 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1055 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4107 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1055 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 350
260 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 700
730 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 570
400 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
80 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 840
440 to 1070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 25
23 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 87.2
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0

Comparable Variants