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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1012 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1012 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
21 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
360 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
200 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
80 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
110 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
99.16 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0