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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1084 Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1084 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1084 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
320 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 330
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
510 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
81 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
700 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
25 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
98.1 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0