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EN 1.4410 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A2 Steel

Both EN 1.4410 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A2 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4410 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
710 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
5.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
73

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
25 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 58.1 to 66.8
89.4 to 93.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.5
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.5