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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1045 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1045 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1045 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 350
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
620 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
330 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
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 30
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
84 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
300 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0