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EN 1.4422 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1548 Steel

Both EN 1.4422 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1548 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1548 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 520
440 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
730 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
420 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
79 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
470 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
26 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.44 to 0.52
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 76.8 to 83.5
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.1 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.3 to 1.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.050