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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5140 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
220 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
290 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040