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EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9254 Steel

Both EN 1.4307 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 9254 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4307 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9254 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 270
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 320
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 570
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 810
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0.6 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
96.1 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040