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EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5132 Steel

Both EN 1.4516 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5132 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% 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 1.4516 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
420
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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0.75 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.3 to 89
97.4 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.35
0