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EN 1.4347 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

Both EN 1.4347 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4150 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.4
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040