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EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel

Both EN 1.4537 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1536 steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 42
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
400 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
640 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
360 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
93 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
340 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 36.3 to 46.1
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050