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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1023 Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1023 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4372 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
130 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
17 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
240 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
77 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
150 to 450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
99.06 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.25
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