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EN 1.4517 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1211 Steel

Both EN 1.4517 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1211 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4517 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1211 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
200 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
52
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
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
61 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 740
180 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.7 to 65.1
98.7 to 99.23
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.1 to 0.15