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EN 1.4589 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1212 Steel

Both EN 1.4589 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1212 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4589 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1212 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
280 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
440 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96
64 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
180 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 85
98.5 to 99.07
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.16 to 0.23
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0