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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1090 Steel

Both EN 1.4592 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1090 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 1090 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
320 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400
470 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
790 to 950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
520 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.2

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
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
82 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
730 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
28 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
25 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
98 to 98.6
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