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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1026 Steel

Both EN 1.4588 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1026 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1026 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
200 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
500 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
89 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
200 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.22 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
98.7 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 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 0.020
0 to 0.050