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EN 1.4443 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 81B45 Steel

Both EN 1.4443 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 81B45 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.4443 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 81B45 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
250 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
540 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
77 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
320 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.35 to 0.55
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 69.5
97 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040