EN 1.4446 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1213 Steel
Both EN 1.4446 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1213 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.4446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1213 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
140 to 190 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
11 to 29 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 | |
200 to 290 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
440 to 600 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 | |
260 to 470 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 980 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 22 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.5 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 60 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 | |
63 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
180 to 580 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
16 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
17 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.6 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
14 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.13 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 18.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 59.7 to 66.9 | |
98.4 to 99 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.12 to 0.22 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0.070 to 0.12 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.24 to 0.33 |