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EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5120 Steel

Both EN 1.4501 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5120 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 1.4501 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5120 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 600
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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 15
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 65.8
97.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
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
Tungsten (W), % 0.5 to 1.0
0