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EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1043 Steel

Both EN 1.4462 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1043 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4462 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1043 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
190 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
400 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
650 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520
350 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 17
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
320 to 980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.47
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.7 to 71.9
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050