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EN 1.4512 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5160 Steel

Both EN 1.4512 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5160 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
12 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
180 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
660 to 1150
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
280 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 95
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
73 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
200 to 2700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.56 to 0.61
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 84.8 to 89.5
97.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.65
0