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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI S7 Steel

Both EN 1.4539 stainless steel and SAE-AISI S7 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI S7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
670 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
8.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
91.6 to 94.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.2 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.3