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EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1117 Steel

Both EN 1.4525 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1117 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1117 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 13
17 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480 to 540
190 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
490 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
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 18
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
86 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820 to 3230
180 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.14 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 79
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.080 to 0.13

Comparable Variants