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EN 1.4311 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1037 Steel

Both EN 1.4311 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1037 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4311 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1037 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
14 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450
360 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
580 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
320 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
270 to 780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73.9
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.5 to 11.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050