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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5132 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 5132 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 5132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
420
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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.3 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0.75 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
97.4 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0