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EN 1.4435 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1020 Steel

Both EN 1.4435 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1020 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.4435 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1020 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
120 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
17 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
180 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
430 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
240 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
72 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
150 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 59.8 to 68
99.08 to 99.52
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
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