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EN 1.4432 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8645 Steel

Both EN 1.4432 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8645 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4432 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 8645 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 44
12 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
280 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
380 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
600 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
390 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
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 19
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
420 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 70.5
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
0.4 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040