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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1050 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1050 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 1050 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
260 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400
430 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
690 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
390 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
400 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.48 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
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