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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1042 steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
14 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
340 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
87 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
320 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.47
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 32.7 to 41.9
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 30
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050