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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1020 Steel

Both EN 1.4347 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1020 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1020 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
17 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
180 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
430 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
240 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
72 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
150 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
99.08 to 99.52
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050