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EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1151 Steel

Both EN 1.4600 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1151 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1151 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
260 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 360
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
390 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 730
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
86 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
400 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
22 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.48 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
0
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 87.7
98.3 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.080 to 0.13
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0