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EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1070 Steel

Both EN 1.4372 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1070 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 1070 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 47
10 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
270 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 560
380 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
640 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
420 to 560

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
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 310
59 to 86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
470 to 850
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.65 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.5 to 75
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.6 to 0.9
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