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EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P2 Steel

Both EN 1.4568 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P2 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.4568 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P2 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 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1620
330 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 58
12 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 40
14 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 46
11 to 65

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.75 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 70.9 to 76.8
96.6 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
0.1 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030