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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI F1 Steel

Both EN 1.4541 stainless steel and SAE-AISI F1 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F1 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 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
620 to 2320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
46

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
22 to 82
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
20 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
19 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.0 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
95.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.8

Comparable Variants