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EN 1.4122 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

Both EN 1.4122 stainless steel and SAE-AISI F2 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4122 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 850
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 31
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 26
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28 to 30
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.33 to 0.45
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.2 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 83.4
92.6 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5

Comparable Variants