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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1045 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1045 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1045 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
220 to 370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
620 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
330 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
84 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
300 to 900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
98.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0