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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1541 Steel

Both EN 1.4652 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1541 steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
260 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
440 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
720 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
390 to 680

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 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 340
78 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
410 to 1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050