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EN 1.4588 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

Both EN 1.4588 stainless steel and SAE-AISI F2 steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 1.4588 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI F2 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 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
10
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0.2 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.2 to 50.4
92.6 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.5
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5