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EN 1.4325 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B46 Steel

Both EN 1.4325 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B46 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 1.4325 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 450
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.15
0.44 to 0.49
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.2 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 67.8 to 75
97.7 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040