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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 94B17 Steel

Both EN 1.4588 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 94B17 steel are iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 94B17 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.3 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0.080 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0.3 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040