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EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4150 Steel

Both EN 1.4560 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4150 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4560 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 4150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
200 to 380
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
260 to 780
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
410 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660 to 1310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
380 to 1220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
82 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
380 to 3930
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24 to 47
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.035
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 71
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040