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EN 1.4423 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

Both EN 1.4423 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4150 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4423 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, % 17
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
410 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1000
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.8 to 80.5
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.3 to 2.8
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0 to 0.040